Fragment of a twisted ring of the Wendel type, approx. half. It is thin and has sharp grooves. The fragment is bent slightly out of shape. Green patina, which is mostly dissolved and there is some corrosion. Width: c. 16.5 cm. B5793/a.

Fragment of a twisted ring of the Wendel type, approx. half. It has sharp ribs and is wider than B05793/a. Green patina, which is partially dissolved and there is some corrosion, as well as some white/brown areas – possibly signs of scorching. Width: c. 14 cm. B5793/b.

Fragment of a twisted ring of the Wendel type. It has sharp ribs and resembles B5793/b. The fragment is bent out of shape. Where it thins towards the end, there is a square section of wide ribs; The ring then becomes thinner towards the end. This may be a repair, although it appears that the ring was originally cast this way. Green patina, which is partially dissolved and there is some corrosion, as well as some white/brown areas. Width: c. 17.4 cm. B5793/c.

Fragment of a twisted ring of the Wendel type, approx. half. The ring is thinner than the other three, and has narrow twists and less marked grooves. Green, most of the patina has dissolved. Width: c. 17.5 cm. B5793/d. Photo: Ann Mari Olsen © University Museum in Bergen, CC BY-SA 4.0

Location:
Årdalen /Erdalen (gnr. 21/9), Stryn, Sogn & Fjordane

Context:
Found under or near some stones on a ledge in a mountain in the 1870s-80s, while the finder was building a garden wall with stones that had fallen onto the edge. The objects were accidentally covered with soil and reappeared some 20 years later when a house was built nearby. The soil contained charcoal.

Dating:
Wendelringer has a general dating from the Late Bronze Age period 5 into the Early Iron Age; this collection is dated to period 5-6.