Bulgarian archaeologists have made an amazing discovery! They have found a ring that could be used for poisoning people in the 14th century. It was discovered at Cape Kaliakra near the town of Kavarna. The people who found this poison ring believe that it's the first ever to be discovered in that region. The ring is made of bronze, and has a small cavity that could be filled with poison. They could then easily put the poison in someone's food or drink. The ring was always worn on the right hand intentionally because then they could capture the poison with their finger. Poison jewellery dates back to Ancient Roman times, and were use of them survived all the way up to the 17th century.
At first, the rings were used to commit suicide if the wearer believed that they would be dying a painful, or slow death. Later, though, people started using the rings as weapons. The discoverers of the piece of jewellery think that this ring may have been used during a fight between a medieval ruler (Dobrotitsa) and his son (Ivanko Terter). This assassins ring sure is fascinating, but aren't you glad they're not used today?
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