The Infusion Altar has a complex and elaborate recipe. It is used to make the Silverwood Wand Core, thaumium wand caps, the Thaumostatic Harness, and all other items created through Infusion. Written by Jan Bartek - AncientPages.The Infusion Altar is one of the most important constructions in Thaumcraft. The most common meaning of the word mǫrðr is the European pine marten, a predator native to and widespread in Northern Europe. Each new find is unique and important in its own right and helps bring us closer to the deeds and words of medieval people. The bone and the wooden fragment represent two main categories of rune-inscribed objects from medieval Norwegian towns.
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The vast majority of rune finds have been made in connection with archaeological excavations, and in Oslo most of the known runic artifacts were found during the 1970s and 80s. In comparison, more than 680 similar discoveries have been made in Bergen. We already know of 85 loose objects with runic inscriptions from medieval Oslo. "The use of so-called dotted runes on the wooden stick, as well as the distinction between a-rune and æ-rune on the bone are characteristic features of medieval runes", Zilmer says. It may be possible however, to date the texts by examining the spelling and use of certain characters. Similar runic finds in Norway date to the period 1100-1350, while some are older. "We cannot yet say exactly how old these two rune finds are, but scientific tests will hopefully provide the answers," Oldham continues. The bone may relate to the earliest period of settlement as it was found close to the natural deposits, says Mark Oldham, project leader of the excavation. Both finds were from refuse layers, possibly related to land reclamation in areas subject to flooding. The Runic Inscriptions Bring Us Closer To Medieval Oslo’s Inhabitants This message is very reminiscent of the text carved onto the wooden object. The most interesting example is from Urnes stave church in Norway where the runic inscription in Old Norse says: « May the holy Lord hold (His) hand over Brynjulfr’s spirit. Similar phrases are found in some church inscriptions from Norway and Gotland. A possible interpretation is that Bryngærðr commended herself into the hands of God. On this side of the object the Old Norse name Bryngærðr can be found. In the latter case, this may be the phrase “it is true”.Ī possible interpretation is that the inscription contains a short prayer telling the reader about Bryngærðr who commended herself into the hands of God. On the third (narrow) side eight small runes can make sense either as a statement in Latin or a continuation of the text in Old Norse. The Old Norse text on the second side includes the name Bryngærðr. If this is the case, then the text can mean ”Boat-Mård’s bone”. However, something similar can be found in a gravestone inscription from Skålvoll, as a spelling for Báts, genitive of the nickname Bátr, i.e. ”Bas” as the first element in names is unusual. To this, one has added the name element ”bas”. – ”basmarþær” may contain the genitive form Marðar, which can be explained as the Scandinavian personal name Mår / Mård. But our understanding of the whole text depends on how we interpret the first part of the inscription, Zilmer informs. The last four runes bæin (Old Norse bein which means “bone”) refer to the bone itself. The inscription has two probable interpretations, says Zilmer.
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The runes on this bone spells «basmarþærbæin».
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used) the bone or can describe the type of bone, she says. The main inscription reads basmarþærbæin which can either relate to the name of a person who owned (i.e. The first find is a piece of bone with thirteen runes on one side and a single rune on the other. First Bone With Runic Inscription Found In Oslo In More Than Forty Years