Bind rune

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A boat of which the mast is formed with the bind runes þ=r=u=t=a=R= =þ=i=a=k=n, on the runestone Sö 158 at Ärsta, Södermanland. The bind runes tell that the deceased was a strong thegn.

The entire inscription could be inserted in the same staff, with the exception of the I rune.

A bind rune is a ligature of two or more runes. They are extremely rare in Viking Age inscription, but instead they are common in pre-Viking Age (Proto-Norse) and in post-Viking Age (medieval) inscriptions.^[1]

[edit] Examples

[edit] Elder futhark

Examples found in Elder Futhark inscriptions include:

• Stacked Tiwaz runes: Kylver Stone, Seeland-II-C
• Gebô runes combined with vowels: Kragehul I

[edit] Anglo-Saxon Futhorc

Examples from Anglo-Saxon Futhorc:

• Futhorc ᛡ Ior is a bind rune of Gyfu and Is

[edit] Modern use

• The Bluetooth logo merges the runes analogous to the modern Latin alphabet letters h and b; (Hagall) and (Berkanan) together, forming a bind rune.

[edit] Gallery

The i ͡ŋ bindrune.

The a and the þ rune in ligature on the Rök Runestone.

The "chair s" bindrune of the Younger Futhark.

The s and k runes in ligature in the Old Norse word skipari ("sailor") on the Tuna Runestone in Småland.

[edit] See also

• Cipher runes

[edit] References

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