The Roman Ring that inspired Lord of the Rings

[C-Mag]

I never knew this, I thought others would find it interesting.

Sometime in the late fourth century a Roman by the name of Silvianus visited the Celtic temple dedicated to a healing god, Nodens, located on a hill above the River Severn at Lydney in Gloucestershire. During his visit (and possibly while Silvianus was bathing in the temple’s elaborate baths), his gold ring was stolen.

.............archaeologists Mortimer Wheeler and his wife Tessa were invited by the owner, Lord Bledisloe, to clarify the history of the site. Over two summers the Wheelers worked at Lydney and asked various experts to assist in the research. Two of these were fellows of the same Oxford college, Pembroke: R.G. Collingwood, the archaeologist and philosopher, who worked on the epigraphy; and J.R.R. Tolkien

http://www.historytoday.com/lynn-forest ... kiens-ring

[Okeefenokee]

tolkien stole that dude's ring.

[katarn]

I never knew this, I thought others would find it interesting.

Sometime in the late fourth century a Roman by the name of Silvianus visited the Celtic temple dedicated to a healing god, Nodens, located on a hill above the River Severn at Lydney in Gloucestershire. During his visit (and possibly while Silvianus was bathing in the temple’s elaborate baths), his gold ring was stolen.

.............archaeologists Mortimer Wheeler and his wife Tessa were invited by the owner, Lord Bledisloe, to clarify the history of the site. Over two summers the Wheelers worked at Lydney and asked various experts to assist in the research. Two of these were fellows of the same Oxford college, Pembroke: R.G. Collingwood, the archaeologist and philosopher, who worked on the epigraphy; and J.R.R. Tolkien

http://www.historytoday.com/lynn-forest ... kiens-ring

That's pretty cool.

[Okeefenokee]

wayminit, if the inspiration ring was a stolen ring, that makes sauron the good guy.

sauron did nothing wrong. they took his precious. he just wanted it back.

[TheReal_ND]

archaeologists Mortimer Wheeler and his wife Tessa

Opinion discarded Jews. Keep your grubby hands off Britainia lore

[katarn]

wayminit, if the inspiration ring was a stolen ring, that makes sauron the good guy.

sauron did nothing wrong. they took his precious. he just wanted it back.

Well, he worked on the real ring in 1928 which means he already had much of the broad mythos created. It began literally in the trenches with Glorfindel the elf (although he made other worlds before that at camp fires and such).

[TheReal_ND]

IT BEGAN WITH A HOBBIT IN A HOLE FUCK OFF POSSEUR YOU KNOW NOTHING YOUR OPINION IS SHIT AND THE JEWS THAT ARE HIJACKING HIS THEOLOGY ARE SHIT

[katarn]

IT BEGAN WITH A HOBBIT IN A HOLE FUCK OFF POSSEUR YOU KNOW NOTHING YOUR OPINION IS SHIT AND THE JEWS THAT ARE HIJACKING HIS THEOLOGY ARE SHIT

His theology huh? I guess we should say it started when Eru Illuvatar created the melody and from it sprang forth the valar who joined in the song.