Written on it was a plea from a Roman called Silvianus, asking Nodens, the god of the Lydney temple, to return a ring, stolen by Senicianus, and placing a curse of ill health on the thief.

He visited the Temple of Nodens on a number of occasions. The area around the temple was known as Dwarf's Hill, believed to have been an Iron Age fort containing mines which some suggest was the ...

The ring is believed to be linked to a curse tablet found separately at the site of a Roman temple dedicated to a god named Nodens in Gloucestershire, western England.

An exhibit opening Tuesday at England's National Trust property The Vyne in Hampshire will feature a rather precious object — perhaps even the Precious, as Gollum would have it.

In the early 19<sup>th century, a curse tablet was found 80 miles away with a plea from a Roman called Silvianus asking Nodens, the god of the Lydney temple, to return a ring.

Tolkien visited the Temple of Nodens on a number of occasions, and it is highly likely that he would have been made aware of the existence of the ring at this time. What is certain is that, a year ...

Written on it was a plea asking the god of the Lydney temple to return a ring stolen by Senicianus, and placing a curse of ill health on the thief. The translation reads: "To the God Nodens.

The ring is believed to be linked to a curse tablet found separately at the site of a Roman temple dedicated to a god named Nodens in Gloucestershire, western England.

Tolkien worked on the etymology of the name Nodens and repeatedly visited the temple. His fantasy novel The Hobbit was published in 1937. The "One Ring", ...