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Modern runic inscription on an animal skin
This item is a transliteration, transcription and translation of World-Tree item 1347.
http://www.worldtreeproject.org/document/1347
The animal skin is from Romania where there was a strong German minority until after WW2, and many of them were…
http://www.worldtreeproject.org/document/1347
The animal skin is from Romania where there was a strong German minority until after WW2, and many of them were…
Runic pencil souvenir
Souvenir pencil with runes, seen in the gift shop of the Ribe VikingCenter
Wooden rune blocks game in Museet Ribes Vikinger
An activity for children (and adults!) in Museet Ribes Vikinger, where you can assemble messages using runic characters.
Modern runic inscription on an animal skin
According to the uploader, this was found in an attic in Romania. It is clearly a modern inscription in a pseudo runic alphabet (Armanen runes). This script was developed by the German occultist Guido von List, whose bizarre interpretations of…
Anundshög, Västerås (Slide-Show)
Anundshög, Västerås. Sveriges största gravhög.
(A slide-show with pictures of Anundshög burial mound, ship settings and surrounding area. Captions in Swedish)
(A slide-show with pictures of Anundshög burial mound, ship settings and surrounding area. Captions in Swedish)
Re-Painted Runestone (Öl Fv1911;274B) in the Swedish History Museum
Ölands runinskrifter Fv1911;274B, originally from Resmo Church in Öland, and now on display in the Swedish History Museum (Historiska museet). Viking Age. According to Rundata the inscription reads: ...ina ' eftiʀ ' sueinu ' boanta ' sin '…
The Kylver Stone (G 88)
Photos of the Kylver stone (G 88), one of the few older futhark rune stone inscriptions, dating from c. 400 AD. It consists of a complete older futhark rune row followed by a tree-like rune (probably a repeating Tiwaz rune) and a palindrome 'SUEUS'.…
Brooch inscribed with runes (G98) on display in the Swedish History Museum
Brooch from Etelhem in Gotland (now in Historiska museet) inscribed with older futhark runes and dating to the period 400-500AD. According to Rundata one reading is as follows: mk mrla wrt(a)a Ek, erilaz, worta. I, the eril, wrought.
Runestone (DR 359) in the Swedish History Museum
Rune stone DR 359, with an inscription in runes from the older futhark. Originally from Istaby, Blekinge, and now housed in the Historiska museet.It has been dated to the period 520-570, and is one of the few runestones from this early period.…
Anundshög runestone (Vs 13), Sweden
Rune stone next to the burial mounds and ship setting at Anundshög, c. 1000–1050. The rune stone was raised at the culmination of a row of standing stones, which may have marked the route of the 'Eriksgata', a royal procession route…
Replica of a rune stone from Cunningsburgh, on display in Shetland Museum and Archives
Replica of a rune stone from Cunningsburgh (Br Sh3) on display in Shetland Museum and Archives (the original is in the National Museum of Scotland). According to Rundata, it reads
§A ...þi---- (+) -ftir + foþur (:) sin (:) þurbio-...
§B…
§A ...þi---- (+) -ftir + foþur (:) sin (:) þurbio-...
§B…
Rune stone from Papil, on display in Shetland Museum and Archives
Viking-Age Rune stone from Papil, West Burra (Br Sh4) photographed in the Shetland Museum. According to Rundata, it reads
...r : ra(i)s(t)(i) : s... ...
... reisti s[tein] ...
'...Raised the stone...'
...r : ra(i)s(t)(i) : s... ...
... reisti s[tein] ...
'...Raised the stone...'
Runic Fragment from Noss, on display in Shetland Museum and Archives
Runic fragment from Noss (Br Sh7 M).Reading...-uko=ktuAccording to Rundata, found in 1994 during excavations of the medieval chapel and cemetery.Probably graffiti.
The Sæbø sword
The article describes the Sæbø (or Thurmuth) sword. This sword was found in an early 9th-century barrow at Sæbø in 1825. It has a runic inscription on its blade.
Replica of the Jelling II Stone
This replica of the Jelling II stone is sold on the Viking Shield website here, either painted or unpainted.
Educational Image of the Danish 'Iron Age' by Gyldendal
To download the full-sized image, visit http://samlinger.natmus.dk/DO/743
Nordiskt runnamnslexikon by Lena Peterson
Institutet för språk og folkminnen has Lena Peterson's Nordiskt Runnamnslexikon available for pdf download or to buy as a physical book. The book is a dictionary of personal names found in runic inscriptions.
Mejlbystenen: Staging a runestone
CAVI proudly presents the interactive staging of the thousand year old runic stone Mejlbystenen, situated at Randers Kulturhistoriske Museum. As part of the MMEx project, the staging was produced in collaboration with the rest of the MMEx consortium…
Danish Passport featuring the Jelling Stone on Display at Knogernes Jelling
The danish passport features a representation of the Christ figure from Side C of the ninth-century Runestone of Harald Bluetooth, also on permanent display in situ at Jelling. The runic inscription on this side of the stone reads (in translation)…
Runic inscriptions at Murton Park
Runic inscriptions at the Danelaw Living History Centre