Talk:Ring of Silvianus

A fact from Ring of Silvianus appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 15 April 2013 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that the cursed Ring of Silvianus (pictured) may have inspired J. R. R. Tolkien to write The Hobbit?

A record of the entry may be seen at Wikipedia:Recent additions/2013/April. The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Ring of Silvianus.

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Map[edit]

I'd like a map of the locations mentioned. --Error (talk) 00:11, 15 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]

I have added a map. Thanks for the suggestion. Warden (talk) 09:19, 15 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you, now I make sense of the distances. I removed the request. --Error (talk) 21:59, 16 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Better-quality photograph[edit]

Does anyone have a better-quality photo of the ring than the one in the article? Chiswick Chap (talk) 08:48, 3 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@Chiswick Chap: There was some discussion of the picture when I did the DYK. User:Archer2711 said "I can send more info and images if you want..." That was a while ago but you could try emailing them. The Vyne is a National Trust property and I'm a member and so might visit there when they re-open. Andrew🐉(talk) 10:28, 3 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Many thanks... When they do... let's hope. Chiswick Chap (talk) 10:29, 3 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Two errors?[edit]

Every source I've seen parses the words SENICIANEVIVASIINDE as SENICIANE VIVAS IIN DE and then complains that there are two errors, IN should have one I and DEO should have an O. But why shouldn't it be parsed SENICIANE VIVAS I INDE (may you live, Senicianus, get out of there). That parsing contains no errors. Rwflammang (talk) 16:44, 22 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

This page is NOT A FORUM for discussing off-Wiki matters. The interpretation of the text is a matter for scholars of inscriptions, not Wikipedia editors. Our role is to report faithfully what the scholars wrote. Chiswick Chap (talk) 18:01, 22 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]