Dalarna
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Dalarna, also referred to by the English exonyms Dalecarlia and the Dales, is a landskap in central Sweden.
Dalarna sommar 1986
Embroidered coat of arms from 1634
Lake Runn (Runnsjön) close to Torsång (Borlänge)
A Daleswoman from Leksand in traditional folk dress, 1911.
Runes
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Runes are the letters in a set of related alphabets, known as rune-rows, runic alphabets or futharks, native to the Germanic peoples. Runes were primarily used to represent sound values but they were
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…enjoyed a rich and unique folk culture, with distinct music, paintings, and handicrafts. The province preserved longer than any other the use of the Runic alphabet, a local dialect of which, the so-called Dalecarlian runes or Dalrunes, survived into the 19th century. A symbol of the province is the Dalecarlian…
Codex Runicus c. 1300
An inscription using cipher runes, the Elder Futhark, and the Younger Futhark, on the 9th-century Rök runestone in Sweden
A Younger Futhark inscription on the 12th-century Vaksala Runestone in Sweden
Ring of Pietroassa (c. 250–400 AD) by Henri Trenk, 1875