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Anthropology

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1. I found another picture of the ring at another site:

Mon Oct 31, 2022, 04:07 AM

Oct 2022

The site is called "Old Norse, and the article is: A Viking era ring inscribed with the words ‘for Allah’, found in the grave of a woman who was buried 1200 years ago in Birka

I can only see the article for a couple of seconds before it slams down for me, for some reason! I had to keep refreshing it to gather the title, and the link to the photo!

https://oldnorse.org/2021/06/24/a-viking-era-ring-inscribed-with-the-words-for-allah-found-in-the-grave-of-a-woman-who-was-buried-1200-years-ago-in-birka/

It's amazing that Vikings did any commerce with people who lived so far away! Wow. Thank you.

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I found another picture of the ring at another site: Judi Lynn Oct 2022 #1

Nice. Thank you. nt sl8 Oct 2022 #2

There was commerce between Scandinavia and wnylib Nov 2022 #3