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Stone with Runic Inscription |
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| Inscriptions of the ancient runic alphabet are most commonly found in Scandinavia and England, though they appear throughout western Europe. Runes, the characters in the ancient alphabet, were developed in the 2nd or 3rd century ad and were in use in Scandinavia during the Middle Ages. | ||||||
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| Robert Harding Picture Library | ||||||
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| Danish Literature; Runes; Viking Art | ||||||
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