Noleby Runestone [SEP] collection
in Scandinavia that uses the star rune form for [j] rather than for /a/ or /h/. The name Hakoþuz in the last line of the inscription is believed to mean "crooked one," although other interpretations have been suggested.
The Noleby Runestone is now located in the Swedish Museum of National Antiquities in Stockholm.
See also.
- Jēran
Other sources.
- The article "Fyrungastenen" in "Nordisk familjebok" (1908).
External links.
- Photograph of Noleby Runestone
Noleby Runestone
The Noleby Runestone, which is also known as the Fyrunga Runestone or Vg 63 for its Rundata catalog listing, is a runestone in Proto-Norse which is engraved with the Elder Futhark. It was discovered in 1894 at the farm of Stora Noleby in Västergötland, Sweden.
Description.
The Noleby Runestone was dated by Sophus Bugge to about 600 AD, and cannot be dated any younger than about 450 AD due to its language and rune forms. It is notable because of its inscription "runo