Social:Wroxeter Stone
It was included in A History of Ireland in 100 Objects (# 21) under the name of the Cunorix Stone. It is in the care of English Heritage and in 2017 was not on public display. The inscription, probably on a re-used gravestone, is dated to 460-475 AD, and comes from a period several decades after the Romans abandoned Roman Britain, and Irish raiders had begun to make permanent settlements in South Wales and south-western Britain.[1]
Inscription
The text of the inscription reads:[2] CVNORIX | MACVSM/A | QVICO[L]I[N]E
This is traditionally rendered into words as:[3] CVNORIX MACVS MAQVI COLINE
Translation:[3] Cunorix son of Maqui Coline, where Cunorix and Maqui Coline are personal names.
The National Museum of Ireland render the inscription as: "Hound-king, son of the tribe of Holly".[1] "Cunorix" may relate to the etymology of the name of Cynric of Wessex, a 6th-century king.
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