Talk:Buckquoy spindle-whorl

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All links in the references are broken — Preceding unsigned comment added by 194.176.105.145 (talk) 15:33, 12 July 2012 (UTC)Reply

Those that remain are fixed. Ben MacDui 18:41, 12 July 2012 (UTC)Reply

On what grounds is it 'famous'? Jackiespeel (talk) 10:45, 5 December 2014 (UTC)Reply

It is famous because of its Ogham inscription. It is the only known example of a spindle whorl with such an inscription. BabelStone (talk) 12:34, 5 December 2014 (UTC)Reply

It is not known south of the Wall :). 16:14, 5 December 2014 (UTC)

Its claim to fame is, (I beleive) more to do with its role in understanding language development. Prior to Forsyth's 'interpretation' it was widely assumed that either Pictish or some pre-Pictish relict language spoken in Orkney may have been non-Indo-European. This was based on the apparently unintelligible nature of the Ogham. See also the Lunnasting stone. Ben MacDui 16:35, 5 December 2014 (UTC)Reply
Would something along the lines of 'It is significant for showing how language developed in the locality' be appropriate (and perhaps an indication of what proportion of spindle whorls have 'actual phrases and texts' and 'nice designs that someone calls letters' (ie there was no significance in the selection of letters - as with the pseudo-Arabic inscription coins in England in Dark Ages/Early Medieval England) Jackiespeel (talk) 17:00, 5 December 2014 (UTC)Reply
Something along the former lines (appropriately cited) would be fine. I am afraid I don't have any notion of the number or percentages you are asking about re spindle whorls. Ben MacDui 10:19, 6 December 2014 (UTC)Reply
Going by [1] a 'fair proportion' of spindle whorls were decorated 'in some manner' but the use of script (whether 'meaningful text' or 'decorative symbols) is uncommon. A very rough 'back of the envelope' calculation, but will have to do until 'the proverbial someone else's' to do list has reduced somewhat. :) Jackiespeel (talk) 22:43, 6 December 2014 (UTC)Reply