The Bones & Bobbins Podcast, Season 2, Episode 05: It’s Cursed, Don’t Touch It

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The Bones & Bobbins Podcast, Season 2, Episode 05: It’s Cursed, Don’t Touch It

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Show Notes:

Here are links to the sources and resources we used while researching this episode:

Links to research materials: 

The Ring of Senicianus: 

• Ring of Senicianus: http://www.nationaltrustcollections.org.uk/object/719789 
• Where can you experience Tolkien’s Middle-earth? https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/features/where-can-you-experience-tolkiens-middle-earth 
• Ring of Silvianus: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ring_of_Silvianus 
• JRR Tolkien Ring Goes on Display at the Vyne Exhibition: https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-hampshire-22008746 
• ‘ON THE TRAIL OF TOLKIEN’ with Martin Parsons: https://youtu.be/eSa3MytI9H8 
• Behold the cursed ring that may have inspired Tolkien’s One Ring: https://io9.gizmodo.com/behold-the-cursed-ring-that-may-have-inspired-tolkiens-470953971 
• The Vyne Ring of Senicianus: One Ring to Rule Them All: https://www.classoraclemedia.com/adventure–exploration/the-vyne-ring-of-senicianus-one-ring-to-rule-them-all 
• One Ring to Curse Them All: https://www.ripleys.com/weird-news/one-ring-to-curse-them-all/ 
• Nodens: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nodens 
• Curse tablet: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curse_tablet

The Prague Orloj: 

• Cursed Objects: Strange But True Stories of the World’s Most Infamous Items by J.W. Ocker: https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/50526540-cursed-objects
• Interesting Engineering Article: https://interestingengineering.com/the-secrets-of-the-prague-astronomical-clock
• Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prague_astronomical_clock 

Further Reading:

• Nothing to see here this time!