Unique Viking runes engraved on ancient comb discovered in Denmark
1/15/2018 08:00:00 PM
A comb with a runic inscription of the word “comb,†perhaps doesn’t sound so sensational. But it is. The comb dates to the early Viking Age around 800 CE. Just a handful of runic texts from this period exists.
The comb was discovered during excavations of a Viking Age market place in Denmark’s oldest town Ribe. Alongside the comb, archaeologists also discovered a runic inscription on a small plate of bone or antler.
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