VIKING WARRIOR’S RING C.850-1050 AD, SIZE 9 1/4 12/27/2022 7mm width band

7mm width band

The surname Palmer descends from Christian pilgrims who were known as palmers

Iconic form as found in England in the pre-Viking and Early Viking period

size 2 for a woman’s small finger

and pilgrim badges are commonly found in England

VIKING WARRIOR’S RING C.850-1050 AD, SIZE 9 1/4 12/27/2022 7mm width bandGilt bronze, size 9 . Flat band of tapered width, 3. 5 6. 2mm with a flat surface and perhaps a minimal central decoration, now obscured. The form is of the heavy warriors rings as our B5013, but simpler and lighter. Probably made for youth training as a warrior. Made with a core filling the inside which distributed the flowing metal and allowed for slower cooling. The core was then laboriously removed by hand and the inside of the ring polished.