Forsyth, K. (2020). Protecting a Pict?. Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland 149. Vol 149, pp. 249-276. https://doi.org/10.9750/PSAS.149.1294. Cite this via datacite

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Title:		 Protecting a Pict?
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Subtitle:		 further thoughts on the inscribed silver chape from St Ninian’s Isle, Shetland
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Issue:		 Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland 149
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Series:		 Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland
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Volume:		 149
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Page Start/End:		 249 - 276
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Abstract:		 A detailed discussion of the inscription on the silver chape (NMS FC 282) discovered in 1958 as part of a large hoard of silver from the major early medieval ecclesiastical site on St Ninian’s Isle, Shetland (NGR: HU 3685 2090). Previous interpretations and a range of parallels are explored. A new interpretation of the inscription is proposed: that it contains a Pictish male personal name, Resad. This has implications for previous arguments in favour of an Anglo-Saxon origin for the metalwork. Features of the lettering previously interpreted as errors are instead argued to indicate familiarity with the type of cursive writing used on wax-tablets, rather than bookhand. It is argued that the inscription was designed and manufactured by a single literate artisan, possibly in an ecclesiastical workshop.
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Author:		 Katherine Forsyth
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Year of Publication:		 2020
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Place: St Ninian's Isle
Place: Shetland
Country: Scotland
Country: United Kingdom
Grid Reference: 436850, 1120900 (Easting, Northing)
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Early medieval (MIDAS) Epigraphy (Event)
IRON AGE (Historic England Periods) Palaeography (Event)
Literacy (Event)
Weaponry (Event)
Ogham (Event)
Wax-tablets (Event)
Pictish language (Event)
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Created Date:		 22 Feb 2021