The Amulet of Uncertainty (part 1) - Trowel 31

There’s something glinting in the bookshelves, but what can it be? This episode Ash and Tilly are joined by archaeologist and jewellery historian Dr Sigrid van Roode to talk all about magical amulets. Together they discuss the importance of ancient jewellery and dive into the world of fantasy to see how the concept of magical amulets has developed over time, and ask that age-old question: why would you need a ring that creates even more rings? (Looking at you Odin…) Books Mentioned Pyramids (Terry Pratchett) The Lord of the Rings (J.R.R. Tolkien) The Amulet of Samarkand (Johnathan Stroud) The Enchanted Castle (E. Nesbit) The Silmarillion (J.R.R. Tolkien) The Witcher Series (Andrzej Sapkowski) Links Sigrid’s blog on magical amulets Sigrid’s website Sigrid’s PhD thesis: “Silver of the Possessed” Transcripts For rough transcripts of this episode, go to: https://www.archpodnet.com/trowel/31 Contact Email: [email protected] Instagram: @‌and.my.trowel ArchPodNet APN Website: https://www.archpodnet.com APN on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/archpodnet APN on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/archpodnet APN on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/archpodnet Tee Public Store: https://www.teepublic.com/stores/archaeology-podcast-network?ref_id=5724 Affiliates Motion Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.