Ave!
11th-15th Cent.
Cast as one piece and then
engraved.
Two wings, suggestive of flight, flanking a river or road. Possibly worn by a merchant? Such are often referred to as "magic travelers"
rings.
Concerning
medieval magic
rings, accurate timing is difficult. These
types of
rings are called magic
rings because they seem to have meaningful
symbols;
medieval people were superstitious and believed that things (
health, crop, wealth, weather, cattle,
security, salvation, protection against spirits, etc) could be effected with talismans, spells, etc., therefore it is believed that these
rings were made as protective or influential talismanic items.
