C. T. Suddeth

Ancient magic:

Anglo-Saxon magic gold ring: Kingmoor Ring dates from about 900 AD (found 1817 Cumbria, near Scottish border). 30 runes, the last word on the inside: ᛭ᚨᚱᛦᚱᛁᚢᚠᛚᛏᛦᚱᛁᚢᚱᛁᚦᚩᚾᚷᛚᚨᚴᛏᚨᛈᚩᚾ / ᛏᚨᚿ, Old English ærkriufltkriuriþonglæstæpon/tol. Words blended together, translation uncertain aekriu is thought to be “ward against bleeding”. Possible translation: “they say, to stop blood, poke into the ear with a whole ear of barley, in such a way that he [the patient] be unaware of it…”