Discovery of a 16th century Gold Ring
Archaeologists have discovered a gold ring in the grave in a monastery of East Iceland. The discovery is significant because there are very few rings found in the excavations. The archeologist Skriduklaustur says that the ring is a normal wedding ring but it is decorated little. The ring has a leafy pattern engraved and it is believed that the ring has been made in the 16th or the 17th century.
There is confusion whether the ring belongs to the period before the operation of the church or after the operation of the church.
The ring has been found in an extremely elaborate grave whereas the person resting in was much smaller. The coffin lid has an inscription but has been decoded yet.
“I would believe that it had been a prior [a high-ranking monk] if the grave is from monastery time,” Kristjansdottir said, adding that if the coffin is younger the owner of the ring is probably a sheriff.
