Caistor-by-Norwich astragalus
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caistor-by-norwich-astragalus-194-9209019
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Caistor-by-Norwich astragalus
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The Caistor-by-Norwich astragalus is a roe deer astragalus found in an urn at Caistor St. Edmund, Norfolk, England in 1937. The astragalus is inscribed with a 5th-century Elder Futhark inscription, reading ᚱᚨᛇᚺᚨᚾ raïhan "roe deer". The inscription is the earliest found in England, and predates the evolution of the specifically Anglo-Frisian Futhorc. As the urn was found in a cemetery that indicated some Scandinavian influence, it has been suggested that the astragalus may be an import, perhaps b
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Runic inscription found in Norfolk, England
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2023-10-10T19:40:37Z
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