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• 1 2017-05-21T13:14:15-07:00 Stamped Silver Finger Ring 8 object page plain 2017-09-21T22:43:15-07:00 This modest silver finger ring supports the notion suggested through rune carvings that the Norse were eager to show off their wealth. It was found on January 2011 with a metal detector in Lincolnshire, an area that once belonged to the Danelaw. It is made from a sheet of silver which was cut to form the present shape. Two rows of circles decorate the face of the ring, the unevenness of the rows suggest that this was done by hand, without any sort of guide. Each end of the ring has been bent to form hooks to join the two sides together so that the ring can be worn. During its lifetime, the ring would have appeared more rounded as it has been flattened and bent over time. The suggested dating of this object puts it between 850 and 1000 CE; however, due to the fact that this type of stamped ring is common throughout the Scandinavian world between the ninth and tenth centuries, it is likely that this ring was created more towards the beginning of this range.^[1]
  
  Even though this may not be the most decorative ring, it was worn, like any other form of jewelry, to indicate one’s social standing either by showing that one kept up with the fashions of the time or by displaying one’s wealth. This ring would have been relatively simple to make as it only requires shaping a sheet of silver and punching holes into it. This, combined with the fact that these types of rings are found all throughout the Scandinavian world, suggests that this may have been a common way to make an inexpensive ring. The Norse at this time were known to be proud people, often taking time to carve runes to indicate what they had owned or done as displayed in the Jelling Runestones or on more mundane items like a casket.^[2] Therefore, perhaps any sort of jewelry, even this modest ring would have been enough to show others that they were wealthy enough to own a luxury item.