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466:) and referring to each rune by the number of the group and its location within the group. He was unable to arrive at an interpretation in this manner. Nevertheless, Moltke argued that the symbols are carved and organized with such care that they must have a meaning. Marie Stoklund similarly comments that "The inscription has not yet been deciphered, though it looks as if it ought to make sense". Jonas Nordby is less certain that the carvings are based on a cipher system, suggesting that they might be some form of 286: 180: 17: 82: 435: 109:
undertook excavations at the site and found various remains, including arrowheads which could be dated to the oldest period of Norse settlement in Greenland. Further excavations were conducted in 1958 and 1962 and smaller-scale studies took place in 1998–2005. Radiocarbon analysis of the site
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The pine stick is natural and only slightly worked. Erik Moltke argued that it must have been carved in Greenland since only in a tree-poor country would a self-respecting rune-carver deign to use such a wretched piece of wood. When found, it was broken into two pieces but this did not cause much
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in 1935. The site was placed under conservation order but in 1945 the restrictions were lifted since surface examination of the ruins had not indicated that they were especially valuable. In 1953 a local man, K. N. Christensen, was collecting mud for agriculture at the site of the ruins. He
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Scholars have suggested various possibilities for the purpose of the stick. Relatively mundane ideas include that the text is a play on words, a pedagogical exercise in runic ambiguity or a riddle. Magical and religious purposes have also been suggested, with the stick being a
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runic inscription discovered in Greenland. The stick has two sentences of ambiguous and obscure runic text. One suggested interpretation of the first sentence is "He who sat on a tub saw a tub" while another is "On the sea, the sea, the sea is the ambush of the
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confirms that the oldest layer dates to ca. 1000. The stick was found in the middle of the living area of the farm. Five other objects with runic symbols have been discovered at the site, all with short and difficult to interpret inscriptions.
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The four sides were labeled A, B, C and D by Moltke. Sides A and C are the broad sides and sides B and D are the narrow sides. Side A has an inscription with linguistic content and Side C has what looks like
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and that this fits well with what can be seen of the runic word. The sense "blue sky" has been adapted, with some hesitation, by several scholars. An alternative proposal by Jón Helgason is to take
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damage to the runes. The stick was later glued back together. It has a length of 42.6 centimetres (16.8 in) and the broader sides have a width of 2.4 centimetres (0.94 in) at the widest.
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Jón Helgason suggested that the stick had a pedagogic function with the inscription intended to illustrate the ambiguity of runic writing. He makes a lighthearted suggestion that the carver was
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homonyms. Texts similar to that on B 566 are also found on B 617 from Bergen and A 162 from Trondheim and there is a further possible parallel on a bone discovered in
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artifact with religious or magical significance. In his interpretation, the maiden Bifrau is a benevolent mythological being as well as possibly an
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Side C of the stick is carefully carved with 49 signs using the same technique as on the A side. The row begins with four apparently normal runes,
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discovered artifacts made of bone and wood in the mud, including a runic stick. Christensen stopped digging and sent the artifacts to the
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should be understood as "dwelling place". Another proposal was offered by Ólafur Halldórsson: "He who did not see the sea saw the sea." (
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Other interpretations have been proposed. Erik Moltke took the first sentence to mean "On the sea, the sea, the sea is the ambush of the
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Imer has another enumeration of the sides; Imer-A is Moltke-A, Imer-B is Moltke-D, Imer-C is Moltke-B, Imer-D is Moltke-C.
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but that this did not seem to throw any light on the text. He also suggested a similarity to lines from the Eddic poem
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and has been taken to mean "What did he see who looked into the tub? He saw himself, he who looked into the tub." (
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The site where the Narsaq stick was discovered. A sign gives information on the archaeological excavations.
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An interpretation of the first sentence of the Narsaq stick as a play on homonyms was first proposed by
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was involved. There are also obscure occurrences of s+vowel repetitions in manuscript texts including
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rune. This is a relatively archaic feature, found in some North Atlantic inscriptions such as the
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Knirk, James (1994). "Learning to write with runes in medieval Norway". In Lindell, Inger (ed.).
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form. Yet another side has a series of carefully carved symbols of unclear meaning, possibly
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homonyms. This interpretation has been called "very convincing" and "the most appealing".
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bibrau : haitir : mar : su : is : sitr : ą : blanị
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bibrau : haitir : mar : su : is : sitr : ą : blanị
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and to answer what he saw as a riddle in the first sentence. Helgi Guðmundsson saw
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An illustration of the four sides of the Narsaq stick by runologist Lisbeth M. Imer
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runic inscription to be discovered in Greenland. Writing in 1961, runologist
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The inscription on side C of the Narsaq stick as presented by Bernard Mees.
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based on the principle of dividing the runic alphabet into three groups (
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plea for protection against the dangers of the sea or possibly a case of
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The runes on side A apparently form two sentences each starting with an
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in 1953 and was quickly seen as a significant find, as it was the first
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Stoklund, Marie (1993). "Objects with runic inscriptions from Ø 17a".
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described the find as "epoch-making" and more important than even the
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Lønnruner. Kryptografi i runeinnskrifter fra vikingtid og middelalder
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as the most likely option and points out that Norwegian and Swedish
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runes have switched places compared to more common short-twig usage.
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is uncertain and it is possible that something is lost at the end.
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can stand for a number of Old Norse words, including the pronoun
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of the Narsaq stick. Scholars have speculated that some form of
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who took the sentence to mean "He who sat on a tub saw a tub." (
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Vebæk, C. L. (1993). "Narsaq – a Norse landnáma farm".
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rune is then used for a sound more often represented by the
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is unknown elsewhere. Moltke took its first component to be
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rune is unusual, it has the form normally used for the
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In addition to other inscriptions with word play on
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The inscription reads as follows: 80: 15: 638: 623:Hræsvelgr heitir, er sitr á himins enda 549: 1402:MacLeod, Mindy; Mees, Bernard (2006). 1207: 1195: 1178: 1151: 1091: 1026: 1009: 994: 855: 843: 814: 802: 790: 778: 699: 478:Erik Moltke saw the Narsaq stick as a 313:is the name of the maiden who sits on 1478:Stuttruner i vikingtidens innskrifter 919: 907: 754: 711: 105:In the summer of 1954, archaeologist 7: 955: 723: 652: 77:Discovery and archaeological context 1302:. In Gulløv, Hans Christian (ed.). 527:sa sa sa sa sa salutem in domino sa 227:) The text is then a play on three 556:Also known under the designations 394:is uncertain and Moltke suggested 14: 1487:Steenholt Olesen, Rikke (2012). 1476:Sanness Johnsen, Ingrid (1968). 335:("movement" or "shaking") as in 1557:1953 archaeological discoveries 1404:Runic Amulets and Magic Objects 113:The Narsaq stick was the first 1567:Norse settlements in Greenland 536:himself and the pupil his son 183:The ambiguous first sentence: 28:is a pine twig inscribed with 1: 1480:. Oslo: Universitetsforlaget. 529:in a manuscript from Bergen. 221:huatsasaerisasasiksasaerisasa 199:) is highly ambiguous. Runic 89:Remains of old habitation in 351:as possible renderings. The 1457:Ólafur Halldórsson (1979). 211:("saw") and the noun forms 1588: 1384:Källström, Magnus (2010). 1263:Helgi Guðmundsson (1975). 100:National Museum of Denmark 1552:11th-century inscriptions 1441:Nordby, K. Jonas (2018). 1323:Imer, Lisbeth M. 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(2014). 450:and reversed upside-down 418:, the dative singular of 93:were first discovered by 1572:Archaeology of Greenland 1346:"Á sá sá sá es á sá sat" 1288:. 1955-10-03. p. 8. 1265:"Rúnaristan frá Narssaq" 187:with an unusual type of 107:Christen Leif Pagh Vebæk 1235:MacLeod & Mees 2006 1080:MacLeod & Mees 2006 1061:Ólafur Halldórsson 1979 519:in a manuscript of the 426:to make an appearance. 390:The ending of the word 322:heitir mær sú es sitr á 275:Á sæ sá sá es á sæ sáat 259:Á sæ, sæ, sæ es Ása sát 244:Á sá sá sá es á sá sat. 207:("that one"), the verb 1547:11th-century artifacts 1223:Helgi Guðmundsson 1975 1128:Helgi Guðmundsson 1975 1116:Helgi Guðmundsson 1975 1042:Helgi Guðmundsson 1975 893:Helgi Guðmundsson 1975 439: 302: 192: 86: 21: 1423:Moltke, Erik (1961). 1344:Jón Helgason (1977). 1247:Steenholt Olesen 2012 474:Purpose and parallels 437: 305:The second sentence ( 289:The second sentence: 288: 182: 84: 19: 1306:. pp. 339–351. 1094:, pp. 406, 409. 670:Sanness Johnsen 1968 387:or mythical beings. 361:Ballaugh stone cross 327:). The word or name 195:The first sentence ( 146:but the form of the 1210:, pp. 408–409. 1012:, pp. 406–408. 997:, pp. 294–295. 946:, pp. 198–199. 846:, pp. 405–406. 781:, pp. 401–402. 685:Atuagagdliutit 1955 610:det mest tiltalende 281:The second sentence 235:in Sweden in 1995. 123:Kingittorsuaq stone 1562:Runic inscriptions 597:mycket övertygande 440: 303: 193: 175:The first sentence 87: 22: 1459:"Góð er gáta þín" 1406:. 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The 156:rune. 91:Narsaq 34:Narsaq 1492:(PDF) 1448:(PDF) 1428:(PDF) 1389:(PDF) 1300:(PDF) 558:GR 76 544:Notes 480:pagan 468:tally 464:ættir 456:aaaaa 412:blanị 408:Bláni 392:blanị 369:tíbrá 349:Bifró 325:blanị 315:blanị 191:rune. 67:pagan 59:tally 1408:ISBN 1369:ISBN 1329:ISBN 1308:ISBN 560:and 538:Leif 525:and 444:aaal 347:and 333:bif- 297:and 265:and 263:Ægir 257:." ( 255:Æsir 47:Æsir 24:The 496:: " 420:blá 406:is 317:" ( 271:sát 267:Rán 36:in 1543:: 1530:18 1528:. 1515:18 1513:. 1498:. 1494:. 1465:. 1461:. 1430:. 1391:. 1352:. 1348:. 1271:. 1267:. 1215:^ 1186:^ 1171:^ 1068:^ 1049:^ 1034:^ 1017:^ 1002:^ 963:^ 900:^ 863:^ 822:^ 731:^ 692:^ 677:^ 660:^ 641:^ 509:sa 505:sá 470:. 381:rå 343:, 248:sá 229:sá 217:sæ 213:sá 209:sá 205:sá 201:sa 125:. 102:. 61:. 1532:. 1500:3 1467:3 1416:. 1377:. 1354:2 1337:. 1316:. 1273:1 934:. 687:. 625:. 612:. 599:. 577:. 564:. 452:k 448:k 357:f 353:b 299:b 295:a 189:s 169:i 161:× 153:R 148:s

Index


runic symbols
Narsaq
Greenland
Viking Age
Æsir
short-twig
cipher runes
tally
pagan
love magic

Narsaq
Aage Roussell
National Museum of Denmark
Christen Leif Pagh Vebæk
Viking Age
Erik Moltke
Kingittorsuaq stone
cipher runes
short-twig runes

Sigtuna
Jón Helgason
Æsir
Ægir
Rán

Bifröst
Ballaugh stone cross

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