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The Scandinavian Runic-text Data Base (Swedish : Samnordisk runtextdatabas) is a project involving the creation and maintenance of a database of transliterated runic inscriptions. The project's goal is to comprehensively catalog runestones in a machine-readable way for future research. The database is freely available [1] via the Internet with a client program, called Rundata, for Microsoft Windows. For other operating systems, text files are provided or a web browser can be used to interact with the web application Runor. [1]

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History

The origin of the Rundata project was a 1986 database of Swedish inscriptions at Uppsala University for use in the Scandinavian Languages Department. [2] At a seminar in 1990 it was proposed to expand the database to cover all Nordic runic inscriptions, but funding for the project was not available until a grant was received in 1992 from the Axel och Margaret Ax:son Johnsons foundation. [2] The project officially started on January 1, 1993 at Uppsala University. After 1997, the project was no longer funded and work continued on a voluntary basis outside of normal work-hours. [2] In the current edition, published on December 3, 2008, there are over 6500 inscriptions in the database. [2]

Work is currently underway for the next edition of the database.

Format of entries

Each entry includes the original text,in a transliterated form, its location, English and Swedish translations, information about the stone itself, et cetera. The stones are identified with a code which consists of up to three parts.

The first part describes the origin of the inscription. For Swedish inscriptions this contains a code for the province, and, for Extra-Nordic inscriptions, a code for the country (not ISO 3166).

Province code:

Country code:

The second part of the code consists of a serial number or a previous method of cataloging.

The third part of the code is a character which indicates the age (Proto-Norse, Viking Age, or Middle Ages) and whether the inscription is lost or retranslated.

As such, U 88 would mean that the stone is from Uppland and that it is the 88th to be catalogued. This system has its origin in the book Sveriges runinskrifter (English: "Runic Inscriptions of Sweden")

Time periods used in Rundata

Most of the time, the Period/Datering information in Rundata just gives the date as V, meaning Viking Age, which is very broad. For some Danish inscriptions from Jacobsen & Moltke a more precise sub-period is given. The periods used are:

Many of the inscriptions in Rundata also include a field called Stilgruppering. This refers to date bands determined by the style of ornamentation on the stone as proposed by Gräslund: [3] [4]

The date bands are:

Original reference works

The catalog numbers refer to a variety of reference works and scholarly publications. Some of the more notable of these include:

Other bibliography information is available inside the Rundata client program by pressing F4.

See also

Related Research Articles

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Sønder Vissing Runestone</span>

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Istaby Runestone</span>

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Uppland Runic Inscription 839</span>

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Lund 1 Runestone</span>

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Dagstorp Runestone</span>

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Björklinge runestones</span>

The Björklinge runestones are five Viking Age memorial runestones designated in the Rundata catalog as U 1045, U 1046, U 1047, U 1048, and U 1050 that are located at the church in Björklinge, Uppsala County, Sweden, which is in the historic province of Uppland. In addition, there is a small fragment of a runestone with a partial runic text i * lit * rita * meaning "had erected" that has been given the catalog number U 1049.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Uppland Runic Inscription 485</span>

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Nasta Runestone</span> Viking Age memorial artifact in Sweden

The Nasta Runestone, listed as Nä 34 in the Rundata catalog, is a Viking Age memorial runestone located in Nasta, which is 3 kilometers northwest of Glanshammar, Örebro County, Sweden, which was in the historic province of Närke.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Laeborg Runestone</span>

The Læborg or Laeborg Runestone, listed as DR 26 in the Rundata catalog, is a Viking Age memorial runestone located outside of the village hall or Forsamlinghus in Læborg, which is about 3 kilometers north of Vejen, Denmark. The stone includes two depictions of the hammer of the Norse pagan god Thor.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ålum Runestones</span>

The Ålum Runestones are four Viking Age memorial runestones which are located at the church in Ålum, which is 9 km west of Randers, Denmark. One of the stones refers to a man with the title drengr and two of the other stones were raised by the same family.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Vidbo Runestones</span>

The Vidbo Runestones are two Viking Age memorial runestones that are located in the churchyard of the Vidbo church, which is about 10 km (6.2 mi) east of Knivsta, Uppsala County, Sweden, in the historic province of Uppland.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Danish Runic Inscription 110</span>

DR 110, or the Virring stone, is a runestone made of granite that measures 155 cm (61 in) in height, 120 cm (47 in) in width and 27 cm (11 in) in thickness. It is written in Old East Norse in the Younger Futhark, and the runestone style is in a form called RAK.

References

  1. 1 2 Ladda ned Samnordisk runtextdatabas
  2. 1 2 3 4 Jesch, Judith (2013). "Runic lexicography in context". Futhark: International Journal of Runic Studies. 4: 77–100.
  3. ↑ Gräslund, Anne-Sofie (1991). "Runstenar – om ornamentik och datering". TOR. 23: 113–140. Archived from the original on 2021-02-09. Retrieved 2022-06-04.
  4. ↑ Gräslund, Anne-Sofie (1992). "Runstenar – om ornamentik och datering". TOR. 24: 177–201.
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