Medieval runes
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The medieval runes, or the futhork, was a Scandinavian runic alphabet that evolved from the Younger Futhark after the introduction of stung runes at the end of the Viking Age. These stung runes were r
Leaf (f. 27r.) of Codex Runicus, a vellum manuscript from c. 1300 containing one of the oldest and best preserved texts of the Scanian Law, written entirely in runes
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Codex Runicus
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The Codex Runicus is a codex of 202 pages written in medieval runes around the year 1300 which includes the oldest preserved Nordic provincial law, Scanian Law pertaining to the Danish land Scania. Co
Medieval runes
…medieval runes reached their most complete form. This may be because the laws were written down, and the oldest manuscript with a Scandinavian law, the Codex Runicus, was written entirely in runes. The Latin letters were introduced officially during the 13th century, but farmers, artisans and traders continued to…
The last leaf (f. 100r) of the Codex Runicus manuscript with the oldest musical notation found in Scandinavia.
The runic alphabet utilized on f. 27r and f.100r. (Medieval Runes used for c and y are added.)
Transliteration of f.27 r from the first rubric.