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Amusing, short bit about runes and "Viking graffiti"

http://www.viking.no/e/heritage/eruner.htm

It doesn't give references for its information, so I can't speak of its authenticity, but it is amusing.

Comments

[dcnblus.livejournal.com]

graffiti is eternal :) they've even found Roman graffiti in Egypt and the Middle East so I expect that Viking graffiti is not that far-fetched of an idea. Just wait for them to find Celtic graffiti...

[fuego.livejournal.com]

Hmmm...graffiti in ogham...

[ranger-hotsauce.livejournal.com]

The "Gyda says come home" one reminds me of the story behind the name of an Irish tune. The story goes that the fiddler at a pub session was handed a note from the bartender. His wife had just called to tell him to come home. He shouted his answer and then played a tune (http://audio.cdbaby.com/c1418c63/mp3lofi/f/o/fourleafpeat-07.mp3), and most people thought he was shouting the name of the tune, and the name stuck. The name? "Tell Her I Am".