Bramham Moor Ring
The Bramham Moor Ring, dated to the 9th century, was found in Bramham cum Oglethorpe, West Yorkshire before 1736 (now in the Danish National Museum, no. 8545). It is made from electrum (gold with niello), with a diameter of ca. 29 mm.
The inscription reads
- ᛭ᚨᚱᛦᚱᛁᚢᚠᛚᛏ᛭ᛦᚱᛁᚢᚱᛁᚦᚩᚾ᛭ᚷᛚᚨᛋᛏᚨᛈᚩᚾ͡ᛏᚨᚿ
- ærkriuflt | kriuriþon | glæstæpon͡tol
Where k is the late Futhorc calc rune of the same shape as Younger Futhark Yr. he n͡t is written as a bindrune.
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