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   Øystein H. Brekke ᚯᛦᛌᛐᛅᛁᚿ ᚼ ᛒ (oysteib@masto.ai)'s status on Sunday, 10-Mar-2024 02:17:51 JST Øystein H. Brekke ᚯᛦᛌᛐᛅᛁᚿ ᚼ ᛒ

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   The inscriptions are 12th to 14th century, a time when it was previously thought the use of Runes had pretty much died out. Turns out it was used loads for trivial everyday messages - or for very serious and urgent ones, like this one: "My love, kiss me!"

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     Øystein H. Brekke ᚯᛦᛌᛐᛅᛁᚿ ᚼ ᛒ (oysteib@masto.ai)'s status on Sunday, 10-Mar-2024 02:17:52 JST Øystein H. Brekke ᚯᛦᛌᛐᛅᛁᚿ ᚼ ᛒ

     A visit to one of my absolute favourite museums as a language and history geek - which happens to be in my home town. Bryggens museum, Bergen, Norway, has probably the largest collection of Runic inscriptions anywhere. Found in excavations after a fire destroyed a large area in the oldest part of the city in the 1950s. Most are on wood, this on the leather of a shoe: "Amor vincit omnia" - Latin language in Runic script! 1/*
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     Børge repeated this.