Lindholm amulet

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The Lindholm amulet, as drawn by Stephens in 1884.
The Lindholm amulet, as drawn by Stephens in 1884.

The Lindholm "amulet" (DR 261 $U) is a bone piece found in Skåne, dated to the 2nd to 4th centuries.

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[edit] Transliteration

The first line reads:

  • ek erilaz sa wilagaz hateka :

or

  • ek erilaz sa(=i)wilagaz hateka :

The second line reads

  • aaaaaaaazzznnn-b- muttt : alu :

[edit] Transcription into Proto-Norse

The first line is transcribed as either

  • Ek erilaz sa Wilagaz haite'ka

or

  • Ek erilaz Sawilagaz haite'ka

On the second line only alu is transcribed by Rundata:

  • ... ... alu

[edit] Translation in English

The first line is translated as

  • I the eril am called the wily

or

  • I the eril am called Sawilagaz

While the second line may refer to ale:

  • ... ... 'alu' (ale?)

Sawilagaz means "the one of the Sun (Sowilo)".

The inscription contains the controversial term and the title erilaz. This sequence has been interpreted as a magical formula: the three consecutive stacked Tiwaz runes as an invocation of Tyr, and the eight As runes as an invocation or symbolic list of eight Æsir.

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