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Episode 4: Jarlabanki and his family

Posted on 2019-05-29 by Maja Bäckvall

Maja introduces us to the most famous family in the runestone world.

Tagged Anne-Sofie Gräslund, Æstriðr, Jarlabanke's bridge, Jarlabanki, K-podd, ornamentation, style periods, Täby, The Swedish National Heritage Board, U 164, U 165, Uppland, younger futhark | 1 Comment |

Episode 3: The younger futhark and Viking Age runestones

Posted on 2019-02-07 by Maja Bäckvall

Maja introduces Viking Age runes and acts as a runic tourist guide.

Tagged futhark, Jelling, Rune Country, Runology, U 1011, Uppland, younger futhark | Leave a comment |

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 |

Episode 1: Basics of runology and the origins of runic writing

Posted on 2018-09-25 by Maja Bäckvall

Featuring professor Henrik Williams and the spectacular Krogsta runestone.

Tagged elder futhark, Etruscan script, futhark, Henrik Williams, Krogsta, Runology, transcribing, transliterating, U 1125, writing, younger futhark | 5 Comments |

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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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