@knavalesi@mastodon.social Interesting find! More info here:
https://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/24157161.viking-sword-puled-river-cherwell-authenticated/
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@TimeTravelRome Could you please give us a bit more info on the original text & translation, materials, location of the artefact, etc? perhaps in Alt-text?
This sounds intriguing, but why would a diploma be inscribed in ?metal/stone? What was the qualification achieved? Why would it simultaneously mention citizenship? … etc?