File:Ædwen's brooch.jpg
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English: Anglo-Saxon silver disc brooch with Old English inscription on reverse, as well as a silver strip with seven cryptic runic letters. Image shows the front of the brooch. British Museum (1951,1011.1). |
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| Source | Own work |
| Author | BabelStone |
Details
| British Museum reference | 1951,1011.1 |
| Detailed description | Anglo-Saxon silver disc brooch, discovered 1694, Sutton, Isle of Ely, Cambridgeshire, 11th century. Old English inscription on reverse (see Back of Ædwen's brooch) reads ÆDVǷEN ME AG AGE HYO DRIHTEN / DRIHTEN HINE AǷERIE ÐE ME HIRE ÆTFERIE / BVTON HYO ME SELLE HIRE AGENES ǷILLES meaning Ædwen owns me, may the Lord own her. May the Lord curse him who takes me from her, unless she gives me of her own free will. |
| Size | Diameter: 14.9 cm |
| Location | G1/FC17 |
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