Robin Hood era jewelry discovered in Sherwood Forest
You remember the legend of Robin Hood, don't you? That noble guy who outlawed and stole from the rich to give to the poor, you know? For, between one robbery and another, the "Prince of Thieves" must have dropped some of the stolen items into Nottingham's Sherwood Forest, where he supposedly lived with his pack ...
According to Bryan Nelson of Mother Nature Network, an amateur treasure hunter named Mark Thompson has recently found a Medieval Age gem buried in the famous forest, and the object could yield him the modest sum of £ 70, 000 - or the equivalent. a close to $ 290 thousand.
Treasure hunters
According to Bryan, Mark began devoting himself to "treasure hunting" about a year and a half ago as a hobby, and the discovery came as he roamed the Sherwood Forest with his metal detector. As he said, the lucky man had searched the place for only 20 minutes when the device began to beep.
At first Mark thought he would find some piece of metal, but to his - thankful - surprise, he came across a beautiful 14th century gold ring, that is, of a time that coincides (believe it or not! ) with the legends of Robin Hood.
The ring is adorned on one side with what appears to be an image of the child Jesus, and on the other with the figure of an unidentified saint. The gemstone inlaid in the jewel looks very much like a gift in the tomb of William Wittlesey, Archbishop of Canterbury who died in 1374.
The piece is currently in possession of the British Museum for authentication, and Mark will receive compensation - possibly quite generously - for his discovery. By the way, considering that the treasure hunter makes his living modestly by painting forklifts, people are already saying that the discovery of the ring can be considered a posthumous action by Robin Hood. And you, dear reader, what do you think?
