Thebal ring
A thebalring is a piece of jewelery marked + THEBALGVTGVTANI . It served both as a finger ring and as an amulet in the European high and late Middle Ages .
Description, history
The inscription + THEBALGVTGVTANI comes from the Aramaic and means "may you bring happiness, happiness for me." The Thebalring should therefore give the wearer of the jewelry protection against diseases such as stroke or gout , that was a protective amulet. The thebal rings found so far are mostly made of gold and thus refer to high-ranking wearers within medieval society. The Thebalring of Emperor Lothar III was found in Königslutter . (1125–1137) in the ruler's sarcophagus. A specimen was also found during excavations on the Spandau castle wall . A distribution in Northern and Central Europe has been proven.
literature
- Otto IV. Dream of the Guelph Empire (exhibition catalog), ed. v. Braunschweigisches Landesmuseum, Bernd Ulrich Hucker, Stefanie Hahn u. Hans-Jürgen Derda, Petersberg 2009, p. 329
Individual evidence
- ↑ Spandau treasures on offer , information on a city tour in Berlin-Spandau .