This is the Old Testament, King Solomon.
2007-09-08 12:34:19 · 3 answers · asked by Terry 7 in Society & Culture ➔ Mythology & Folklore
Well, yes and no.
King Solomon, according to current scholarship, was a purely mythological person who never actually existed; therefore, his "Magick Ring" would be mythological as well.
However, in Northern European lore, the ability to understand the speech of birds was considered a mark of nobility---it is recorded as such in "Rigsthula" in the *Poetic Edda* and mentioned in the *Volsungsaga* and in Procopius's *Annals.* It's entirely possible that these traditions and Solomon's ring both spring from a common Indo-European root.
It's also possible that understanding the speech of birds really IS an attribute of sacral kingship. I'm a pretty open-minded guy that way.
2007-09-09 03:34:52 · answer #1 · answered by Boar's Heart 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Certainly I believe it. There are many of us even today who speak with the birds and beasts, without the aid of a Magick Ring. We are the Picts. And it is part of our lore as well as the lore of Islam.
BB
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2007-09-08 15:02:58 · answer #2 · answered by Enchanted Gypsy 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Why not?
(lucky bloke)
2007-09-09 00:25:08 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋