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Reply to comment by [deleted] in Oldest tartan found to date back to 16th Century - A scrap of fabric found in a Highland peat bog 40 years ago is likely to be the oldest tartan ever discovered in Scotland, new tests have established. by ArtOak
But that's a "Border Tartan" (two colours, undyed) rather than a "Scottish Tartan" (multiple colours, dyed) which is the distinction they are making.
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Reply to comment by Saorc in King in Yellow by Departedart
>The design seems to be mirriored like a playing card
I assumed that was because it's a King from a set of playing cards.
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Reply to comment by Keswik in Venus fly trap on the hunt by c0ntr0ll3dsubstance
Killing spree!
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Reply to comment by General_Colt in Perfectly ordinary tree by zettabeast
And related to the play The King In Yellow.
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Reply to comment by Briglin in Did Oliver Cromwell Ban Christmas? by Brattonismybae
His head was on a spike atop Westminster Hall until it got blown down in a storm. It was eventually buried in Cambridge in 1960.
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Reply to comment by stricklin123 in Wilko Johnson, Legendary Guitarist and Actor Who Played Ser Ilyn Payne in ‘Game of Thrones’, Dies at 75 by MarvelsGrantMan136
He was thought to have had terminal cancer, but it turned out to be an extremely rare kind that could be treated.
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According to the Treasure Act 1996 this ring would be classified as treasure, and thus the finder would be compelled to first offer it for sale to a museum ("that belongs in a museum"). Only if no museum wants to buy it can it go on general sale.
This ring would fall under the definition:
>Any individual (non-coin) find that is at least 300 years old and contains at least 10% gold or silver.
None of this is mentioned in the article, which makes me think some information is missing... It's possible that no musem wanted to buy it at £40K.
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Reply to comment by kuttoos in Here's my favorite shot of the eruption in Iceland in 2021. [OC][1220x1440] by innovfitness
To be fair, Tolkien had an Icelandic nanny who taught him a lot of the Icelandic/Nordic myths and folk tales, which may have been an influence on his writings - so it seems only appropriate that we mention Mordor in relation to the Icelandic volcanoes.
https://theculturetrip.com/europe/iceland/articles/how-icelandic-norse-mythology-influenced-tolkien/