Ring of Silvianus

Title: The Ring of Silvianus: Investigating the Real-Life Cursed Ring That Inspired J.R.R. TolkienIntroduction The tale of a lost ring, a bitter curse, and the centuries-long trail that links Roman Britain to one of the 20th century’s greatest literary epics is part archaeology, part legal history, and wholly compelling. The Ring of Silvianus — a fourth-century Roman signet ring discovered in Gloucestershire and entangled in an early medieval theft, a twentieth-century museum dispute, and scholarly…