Rare runic inscription discovered in old church grounds
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Rare runic inscription discovered in old church grounds
Article created on Thursday, July 24, 2014
A newly uncovered runic stone-carving was brought to light by Jane Harrison working as part of a project team for the Languages, Myths and Finds programme at the University of Oxford.
The fragment of inscribed runestone was found in the Tees Valley at Sockburn (north east England), in the grounds of a ruined church, having been used as building stone. The inscription on it reads: Line A
(ept)ir molmu; Line B
(re)isti krus
Jane said, We compared this inscription with a formula used in many Scandinavian runes from the Isle of Man: X raised this cross in memory of Y. The inscription on our stone therefore translates as (line B, then line A)
raised cross
in memory of Máel-Muire/Máel-Maire. Sadly, the name of the patron is lost.
Insular Celtic language
Máel-Muire or Máel-Maire is a personal name from the Goidelic which is an Insular Celtic language from the dialect continuum stretching from Ireland through the Isle of Man to Scotland. The name is linked to the place-name Melmerby (found in Cumbria and in North Yorkshire) and also seen in a runic inscription from the Isle of Man....
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