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English: This is a schematic representation of the first sentence of the Viking Age runic inscription on the Greenlandic Narsaq stick. The runes can be read as ą : sa : sa : sa : is : ąsa : sat. |
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| Source | This abstraction is principally based on two sources. One is a drawing by Lisbeth M. Imer as published on page 294 in Nordby, K. Jonas (2018). Lønnruner. Kryptografi i runeinnskrifter fra vikingtid og middelalder. Oslo: Institutt for lingvistiske og nordiske studier. Det humanistiske fakultet. Universitetet i Oslo. Another is a schematic representation on page 68 in MacLeod, Mindy; Mees, Bernard (2006). Runic Amulets and Magic Objects. Boydell Press. ISBN 1843832054. This schematic uses that in Mees and Bernard has a base but is modified to confirm with Imer's drawing, in particular in these two ways: a) It follows the number of dots in Imer's drawing, b) It reflects the unusual s rune on the stick, which looks like the normal R rune. In Mees and Bernard the normal short-twig s rune is used. I created this schematic and I claim that it does not reach the threshold of originality for copyright but in case it does I release my contributions into the public domain. This is a representation of a medieval inscription which itself is in the public domain. |
| Author | The author of the inscription is an unknown person in Greenland ca. 1000. This illustration was prepared by Haukur Þorgeirsson in the manner described above. |
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