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Fot (Old Norse: Fotr) was a runemaster who flourished in mid-11th century Sweden. [1]

23 relations: Fornvännen, Jarlabanke Runestones, Nationalencyklopedin, Old Norse, Old Norse orthography, Punctuation, Rundata, Runemaster, Runes, Runestone, Runestone styles, Runic inscriptions, Södermanland, Skokloster Castle, Snottsta and Vreta stones, Stonemasonry, Sweden, Swedish National Heritage Board, Uppland, Uppland Runic Inscription 308, Uppland Runic Inscription 678, Viking Age, Viking art.

Fornvännen

Fornvännen ("Friend of the Past") is a Swedish academic journal in the fields of archaeology and Medieval art.

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Jarlabanke Runestones

The Jarlabanke Runestones (Jarlabankestenarna) is the name of about 20 runestones written in Old Norse with the Younger Futhark rune script in the 11th century, in Uppland, Sweden.

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Nationalencyklopedin

Nationalencyklopedin, abbreviated NE, is a comprehensive contemporary Swedish-language encyclopedia, initiated by a favourable loan from the Government of Sweden of 17 million Swedish kronor in 1980, which was repaid by December 1990.

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Old Norse

Old Norse was a North Germanic language that was spoken by inhabitants of Scandinavia and inhabitants of their overseas settlements from about the 9th to the 13th century.

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Old Norse orthography

The orthography of the Old Norse language was diverse, being written in both Runic and Latin alphabets, with many spelling conventions, variant letterforms, and unique letters and signs.

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Punctuation

Punctuation (formerly sometimes called pointing) is the use of spacing, conventional signs, and certain typographical devices as aids to the understanding and correct reading of handwritten and printed text, whether read silently or aloud.

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Rundata

The Scandinavian Runic-text Data Base (Samnordisk runtextdatabas) is a project involving the creation and maintenance of a database of runic inscriptions.

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Runemaster

A runemaster or runecarver is a specialist in making runestones.

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Runes

Runes are the letters in a set of related alphabets known as runic alphabets, which were used to write various Germanic languages before the adoption of the Latin alphabet and for specialised purposes thereafter.

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Runestone

A runestone is typically a raised stone with a runic inscription, but the term can also be applied to inscriptions on boulders and on bedrock.

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Runestone styles

The style or design of runestones varied during the Viking Age.

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Runic inscriptions

A runic inscription is an inscription made in one of the various runic alphabets.

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Södermanland

Södermanland, sometimes referred to under its Latin form Sudermannia or Sudermania, is a historical province or landskap on the south eastern coast of Sweden.

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Skokloster Castle

Skokloster Castle is a Swedish Baroque castle built between 1654 and 1676 by Carl Gustaf Wrangel, located on a peninsula of Lake Mälaren between Stockholm and Uppsala.

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Snottsta and Vreta stones

The Snottsta and Vreta stones are individual runestones known as U 329, U 330, U 331 and U 332.

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Stonemasonry

The craft of stonemasonry (or stonecraft) involves creating buildings, structures, and sculpture using stone from the earth, and is one of the oldest trades in human history.

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Sweden

Sweden (Sverige), officially the Kingdom of Sweden (Swedish), is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe.

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Swedish National Heritage Board

The Swedish National Heritage Board (Riksantikvarieämbetet; RAÄ) is a Swedish government agency responsible for World Heritage Sites and other national heritage monuments and historical environments.

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Uppland

Uppland is a historical province or landskap on the eastern coast of Sweden, just north of Stockholm, the capital.

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Uppland Runic Inscription 308

Uppland Runic Inscription 308 or U 308 is the Rundata catalog designation for a memorial runestone that is located in Ekeby, Stockholm County, Sweden, which was in the historic province of Uppland.

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Uppland Runic Inscription 678

U 678 is the Rundata catalog number for a Viking Age image stone with a runic inscription located in Skokloster, Uppland, Sweden.

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Viking Age

The Viking Age (793–1066 AD) is a period in European history, especially Northern European and Scandinavian history, following the Germanic Iron Age.

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Viking art

Viking art, also known commonly as Norse art, is a term widely accepted for the art of Scandinavia and Viking settlements further afield—particularly in the British Isles and Iceland—during the Viking Age of the 8th-11th centuries CE.

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Fot (runemaster), Torgöt Fotsarve.

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fot

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