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There are seven known rings of the Anglo-Saxon period (9th or 10th century) bearing futhorc inscriptions. Futhorc are Anglo-Saxon runes which were used to write Old English . The most notable of the rings are the Bramham Moor Ring , found in the 18th century, and the Kingmoor Ring , found 1817, inscribed with a nearly identical magical runic ...
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The largest and most noted of the stones is the Ardre VIII stone, dated to the 8th [2] or 9th century, depicts scenes from Norse mythology, notably the Lay of Weyland the smith, Thor fishing for Jörmungandr, the punishment of Loki for the death of Baldr, [3] and Odin riding to Valhalla on Sleipnir.
the Ruthwell Cross; 8th century, the inscription may be partly a modern reconstruction the Brandon antler piece, wohs wildum deoræ an "[this] grew on a wild animal"; 9th century. [21] Kingmoor Ring: the Seax of Beagnoth; 9th century (also known as the Thames scramasax); the only complete alphabet
The Gospel book was probably written on the Continent, possibly at Lobbes Abbey (Belgium), in the late 9th or early 10th century. [2] A few inscriptions entered into the manuscript reveal something of its subsequent history. It was presented by King Athelstan to Christ Church Priory, Canterbury, in the early 10th century, as a lengthy ...
Amman Citadel Inscription – 9th century BC inscription in the Ammonite language, one of the few surviving written records of Ammon. Melqart stele – (9th–8th century BC) William F. Albright identifies Bar-hadad with Ben-hadad I, who was a contemporary of the biblical Asa and Baasha.
Historical: in the early 9th century, due to continuous raids in the district of St. Paul outside the walls of Rome, the relics of Felix and Adauctus were moved out of the tomb, which was then left abandoned. Presumably the inscription pre-dates the abandonment. Altogether these point to a date around the beginning of the 9th century.