Why Do You Wear Your Rings?
1,800-year-old Ring with Venus Engraved found in France
I wear the ring on my finger as a symbol of my love for my wife. Why do you wear your rings, if you have more than one ring on your fingers and they are not your wedding band? We wear our rings for a lot of reasons, the main ones being that the ring symbolizes love and authority.
There are rings worn by people who belong to particular groups. There are signet rings worn by others with their names in letters of gold or as engravings. There are rings worn as ornaments by models and fashionistas.
Rings have been worn by people for centuries. Recently, an 1,800-year-old Roman ring was discovered by archaeologists in France, when they uncovered several coins, an ancient road and a small town. The image of Venus Victorious is engraved on the ring. Who could have worn the ring and why did the wearer discard the ring? Could it be that the nobleman or woman, who was of a high rank and possibly a warrior, was giving up his or her old life and was ready to live the simple life of a peasant?
Almost every folklore or fantasy story contains one or several stories about a ring. The ring is a wonderful tool that can be the starting point for any writer to create a wonderful tale. There could be stories about one ring, that opens portals in time, while another ring, could make the wearer invisible, and yet another ring could make the character’s wishes come true.
Then there is one ring, that could rule them all. Emperors, Kings, Wizards and Queens all wore their rings with pride. A father usually passed his ring to his first-born heir. The way a ring was obtained is a fascinating story, as is the idea of the passing of a ring, either by birth or by an act of valour. As a writer, what story would you create based on the discovery of a ring by the Hero of your story?
1,800-year-old gold ring depicting Venus and ancient settlements discovered in France
Archaeologists in Pacé, Brittany, uncovered a Venus Victrix gold ring, along with settlements and artifacts from the…archaeologymag.com
https://newhumanist.org.uk/articles/5343/what-goes-around-the-persistent-symbolism-of-the-ring
