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The Vimose inscriptions (Danish pronunciation: [ˈvimoːsə]), found on the island of Funen, Denmark, include some of the oldest datable Elder Futhark runic inscriptions in early Proto-Norse or late Proto-Germanic from the 2nd to 3rd century in the Scandinavian Iron Age and were written in the time of the Roman Empire.
- Vimose Comb (c. 160, considered the oldest known datable runic inscription altogether): harja (ᚺᚨᚱᛃᚨ)
- Vimose Buckle (c. 200) aadagasu =? ansuz-a(n)dag-a(n)su / laasauwija =? la-asau-wija;
- Vimose Chape (c. 250): mariha || ala / makija; possibly "Mari (the famous one) is the sword of Alla"
- Vimose Woodplane (c. 300) talijo gisai oj: wiliz la o / tkbis: hleuno: an: regu
- Vimose Sheathplate (c. 300): awgns; possibly "son/descendant of Awa"
- Vimose Spearhead: agnio
See also
- Illerup, a site of wetland depositions
- Meldorf fibula, an item bearing an early runic inscription
- Thorsberg moor, a site of wetland depositions
- Wetlands and islands in Germanic paganism, religious importance of wetlands and depositions
References
- "Deutungen zu einer Inschrift". www.runenprojekt.uni-kiel.de. Archived from the original on 2015-11-22. Retrieved 2006-04-18.
- "Deutungen zu einer Inschrift". www.runenprojekt.uni-kiel.de. Archived from the original on 2015-11-22. Retrieved 2006-04-18.
- "Deutungen zu einer Inschrift". www.runenprojekt.uni-kiel.de. Archived from the original on 2015-11-22. Retrieved 2006-04-18.
- "Deutungen zu einer Inschrift". www.runenprojekt.uni-kiel.de. Archived from the original on 2015-09-24. Retrieved 2006-04-18.
- "Deutungen zu einer Inschrift". www.runenprojekt.uni-kiel.de. Archived from the original on 2015-11-22. Retrieved 2006-04-18.
- "Deutungen zu einer Inschrift". www.runenprojekt.uni-kiel.de. Archived from the original on 2015-11-22. Retrieved 2006-04-18.
- Seebold, Elmar (1994). "Die sprachliche Deutung und Einordnung der archaischen Runeninschriften". In Düwel, Klaus; Neumann, Hannelore; et al. (eds.). Runische Schriftkultur in Kontinental-Skandinavischer und -Angelsächsischer Wechselbeziehung. Walter de Gruyter. pp. 56–94. ISBN 3-11-014328-3.
External links
- Runic inscriptions from the first period Archived 2019-07-17 at the Wayback Machine
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