VIKING WARRIOR’S RING C.850-1050 AD, SIZE 9 1/4 12/27/2022 and pilgrim badges are commonly

and pilgrim badges are commonly found in England

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

Collected in the Holy Land dating it to pre-1187

Andrew) and a baptismal or Christening ring

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

VIKING WARRIOR’S RING C.850-1050 AD, SIZE 9 1/4 12/27/2022 and pilgrim badges are commonlyGilt 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.