This beautiful gold ring was found by archaeologists at
Sandal Castle, UK. Rings like this are called love rings
because they have lovers’ promises on them, which say
things like ‘my whole heart’, ‘there is none so good’ and
‘she is my desire’. The wording on this one says ‘tout le
vos’tre’, which means ‘I am all yours’ in medieval French
(the language of the upper classes in the Middle Ages).
The plant shown on the ring looks rather like the autumn
berries of the arum lily which traditionally refer to
love and sex. the ring dates from AD 1450-1500
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