Sveriges runinskrifter
Encyclopedia
Sveriges runinskrifter is a multi-volume catalog of rune
inscriptions found in various Swedish
provinces. The earliest volume of this ongoing series dates to 1900, and as of 1981, 15 volumes had been published.
Sveriges runinskrifter established the standard cataloging system for Swedish rune inscriptions. Each inscription is identified by a province code and a catalog number. For example:
Today, this cataloging system is used by electronic databases such as Rundata
and commonly seen in scholarly publications. This cataloging system has also been imitated and extended by scholars in other countries.
Runic alphabet
The runic alphabets are a set of related alphabets using letters known as runes to write various Germanic languages before the adoption of the Latin alphabet and for specialized purposes thereafter...
inscriptions found in various Swedish
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
provinces. The earliest volume of this ongoing series dates to 1900, and as of 1981, 15 volumes had been published.
Sveriges runinskrifter established the standard cataloging system for Swedish rune inscriptions. Each inscription is identified by a province code and a catalog number. For example:
- U 11Uppland Rune Inscription 11U 11 is the Rundata designation for a runestone that is located near the ruins of the old king's dwelling at Alsnö hus near Hovgården on the island of Adelsö in Sweden.-Description:...
- UpplandUpplandUppland is a historical province or landskap on the eastern coast of Sweden, just north of Stockholm, the capital. It borders Södermanland, Västmanland and Gästrikland. It is also bounded by lake Mälaren and the Baltic sea...
rune inscription 11 - Ög 179Östergötland Rune Inscription 179The runestone known as Östergötland Rune Inscription 179 or Ög 179, as listed in the Rundata catalog, stands on the east side of the Vadstena Abbey in Vadstena, Sweden. The stone is tinted red and is about 193 cm in height. The inscription is classified as being carved in runestone style Fp...
- ÖstergötlandÖstergötlandÖstergötland, English exonym: East Gothland, is one of the traditional provinces of Sweden in the south of Sweden. It borders Småland, Västergötland, Närke, Södermanland, and the Baltic Sea. In older English literature, one might also encounter the Latinized version, Ostrogothia...
rune inscription 179
Today, this cataloging system is used by electronic databases such as Rundata
Rundata
The Scandinavian Runic-text Data Base is a project involving the creation and maintenance of a database of runic inscriptions. The project's goal is to comprehensively catalog runestones in a machine-readable way for future research...
and commonly seen in scholarly publications. This cataloging system has also been imitated and extended by scholars in other countries.
External links
- List of publications at the National Heritage Board
- Bibliography for Sveriges runinskrifter at the Royal Academy of Letters, History and Antiquities
- "Viking Answer Lady" rune bibliography