Anglo-Saxon Riddles of the Exeter Book/15

15 (K-D 48)

I have heard of a ring    bright without tongue
intercede for heroes.    Well it spoke
with strong words    though not loud.
This treasure for men    silently said:
“Heal me    helper of souls.”
May men understand    the magic meaning
of the speech of the red gold.    May the wise entrust
their salvation to God,    as the ring said.

The solution of this pious little piece is Chalice. The word “ring” (hring) may signify any circular object, as in the following riddle.