Seeland-II-C
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Seeland-II-C (Sjaelland bracteate 2) is a Scandinavian (Sjaelland) C-bracteate dating to the Migration period (ca. AD 500). It bears an Elder Futhark inscription:
- hariuha haitika : farauisa : gibu auja : ttt
The final ttt is a triple Tiwaz rune with stacked heads, resulting in a "tree"-like shape (an identical rune is found on the Kylver Stone). Krause translates: "Hariuha I am called: the dangerous knowledgeable one: I give chance." farauisa is interpreted as fara-uisa, either "danger-wise" or "travel-wise". Moltke translates this word as "one who is wise about dangers".
The central image shows a male's head above a quadruped. This is the defining characteristic of C-bracteates (of which some 400 specimens survive), and is often interpreted as a depiction of Odin healing his horse (compare Merseburg Incantations).
See also
References
- Krause, W. Die Sprache der urnordischen Runeninschriften (extract, PDF)
