Inscriptions

Real objects carved in the Elder Futhark. Read each one rune by rune, with where it was found, how old it is, and what scholars think it says, and where they disagree.

• Vimose combComb · Funen, Denmark · c. 140–160 CE
• Øvre Stabu spearheadIron spearhead · Østre Toten, Norway · c. 160–260 CE
• …Gallehus hornGold horn, now lost · Southern Jutland, Denmark · c. 400 CE
• …Kylver stoneLimestone grave slab · Gotland, Sweden · 5th century CE