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Episode 2: The earliest runic inscriptions

Posted on 2018-11-23 by Maja Bäckvall
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Featuring Lisbeth Imer from the National Museum of Denmark and the recently discovered Øverby stone in Norway.

Tagged elder futhark, futhark, Illerup lance head, Lisbeth Imer, Øverby runestone, Runology, Skovgårde fibula, Vimose comb, Vimose lance head | Leave a comment |

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About The Rune Cast

From writing your name on a spear, to commemorating your parents with a runestone, to passing secret notes in church, runes were a central writing system in Northern Europe for centuries. On this podcast, runologist Maja Bäckvall and expert guests talk about runes and the people who read and wrote them.

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The latest episodes

  • Episode 4: Jarlabanki and his family
  • Episode 3: The younger futhark and Viking Age runestones
  • Episode 2: The earliest runic inscriptions
  • Episode 1: Basics of runology and the origins of runic writing

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