Bornholm amulet Bornholm amulet The Bornholm amulet is an Arabic silver coin with Latin text written with runic inscription. The amulet is only 2.5 cm in diameter. The finding place is unknown but the coin was handed over to the National Museum of Denmark in 1821, with information that the coin was found in the year 1770 on Bornholm. The dating of the amulet was at first considered to be between 907 and 913. In 1965, the dating was revised to be between 885 and 896. The height of the runes are 0,3-0,8 cm. Transliteration Obverse; e(i) (e)asusus kristus= =fil=uis t(e)i fifi
Flora and fauna of the Kerguelen Islands Flora and fauna of the Kerguelen Islands The Kerguelen Islands are part of the Southern Indian Ocean Islands tundra ecoregion that includes several subantarctic islands. In this cold climate plant life is mainly limited to grasses, mosses and lichens, although the islands are also known for the indigenous edible Kerguelen cabbage. The islands are at the Antarctic convergence, where cold water moving up from the Antarctic mixes with the warmer water of the Indian Ocean. As a consequence, marine mammals, especially seals, and seabirds and penguins are numerous. Seals and fur seals: Cetaceans: Introduced land mammals: Penguins: Seabirds: The Kerguelen