The Svingerud fragments

Context helps date early runes.

Inscribed fragments from graves at Hole, Norway, are unusually useful for dating early runic writing. A 2025 study reports associated radiocarbon dates from 50 BCE to 275 CE. Those dates describe archaeological contexts; they are not exact dates for every carved stroke.

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