As the urn was found in a cemetery that indicated some Scandinavian influence, it has been suggested that the astragalus may be an import, perhaps brought from Denmark in the earliest phase of the Anglo-Saxon settlement of Britain. The inscription is an important testimony for the Eihwaz rune and the treatment of Proto-Germanic *ai. The h rune has the Nordic single-bar shape , not the Continental double-bar  which was later adopted in the Anglo-Frisian runes.
The urn's location in a cemetery with Scandinavian elements has raised questions about its origin. The astragalus might be an import from Denmark during the early Anglo-Saxon settlement of Britain. The inscription underscores the Eihwaz rune and Proto-Germanic *ai, contrasting the h rune’s Nordic single-bar shape with the Continental double-bar form used in later Anglo-Frisian runes.