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Magic Rings in Norse Mythology
Elements of Norse mythology abound in The Lord of the Rings, and none is so compelling as the ring itself. The One Ring is reminiscent of magic rings in Norse lore, especially Odin's Draupnir or Andvaranaut from the legend of the Volsungs...

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Return of Jacob van Neck
Return of Jacob van Neck (Thuiskomst van JC van Neck), painting by Cornelis Vroom, 17th century.

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Scrofula on the Neck of a Boy
Photograph of scrofula of the neck, from Byrom Bramwell's Atlas of Clinical Medicine, 1893.

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Yayoi Jar with Beaded Neck
This jar has small beads around the neck and is decorated with red pigment and cord impressions. As regional rulers became more powerful in the Yayoi period, they demanded higher quality ceramics. Warfare also became more common, and in Western...

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Mesopotamian Finger Rings
These rings were found on the fingers of a woman named Puabi, inside her grave. Puabi was a Semitic Akkadian woman from Ur, c. 2600 BCE, possibly a queen or priestess. Two rings were made of gold wire that was twisted before being wound...

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Gold Diadem with Temple Rings
Gold diadem with temple rings featuring lions attacking a wild boar. From Vani (grave 6), an archaeological site from Colchis located in the Imereti region of Georgia. Dated to the first half of the 4th century BCE. Photo taken in December...

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Seal Rings from Meroe
Several golden seal rings with different gods; the focus is on one ring only. From the treasure of the Nubian queen Amanishakheto, pyramid N6, Meroe, modern-day northern Sudan. Meroitic period, around 1 CE. (State Museum of Egyptian Art...

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Roman Gold & Saphire Rings
Roman gold and saphire rings, second half of the 2nd century CE. The ring on the right has a garnet centre stone. From an unidentified marble sarcophagus in Rome. (Palazzo Massimo, Rome)

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Lapis Lazuli Discs with Gold Rings from Ur
The lapis lazuli discs were carved and polished. They have two perforations through their diameter. They display a flat surface and a grooved circumflex. Each disc is surrounded by a single hammered gold ring with eight perforations. These...

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Siege of Boston
The Siege of Boston (19 April 1775 to 17 March 1776) was the first major military operation of the American Revolutionary War (1775-1783). After the first shots were fired at the Battles of Lexington and Concord, American colonial militias...