Rickeby, dice

(Vallentuna)

Rickeby, dice

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Siglum	U HG1989;44
Findspot	Rickeby (Vallentuna socken, Vallentuna härad, Uppland, S)
Transliteration	(h 1? ᴀ)hᴀhᴀukzᴀlbu(2?) \| (1? ᴀ 1?) \| (h 1? ᴀ)hᴀhᴀukzᴀlbu(2?) \| (1? ᴀ 1?) \|
Translation	Hlahahaukz ...
Translation	Hlahahaukz ...

Class of object	tool/implement
Type of object	game-playing
Object	dice
Measurements	1,3; 2,5, 1,5
Find year	1980

Class of material	bone/horn
Material	antler
Material specifics	deer
Preservation	fragmented
Completeness	no

External dating	590 - 640
Method of dating	arch.
Iconographic elements	-
Dating (ICO style)	-
Context	burial

Rune row	older fuþark
Category	run.

Preservation	fragmented
Completeness	no

Titel	Author	Year
The chronology of the Vendel graves	Arrhenius, Birgit	1983
Valsgärde	Arwidsson, Greta	1983
The Transitional Inscriptions	Barnes, Michael	1998
From Ancient Nordic to Old Nordic (from the 6th century until 1100)	Birkmann, Thomas	2002
Political and Social Structures in Early Scandinavia 2. Aspects of Space and Territoriality - The Settlement District	Brink, Stefan	1997
Runenkunde	Düwel, Klaus	2001
Runenkunde	Düwel, Klaus	2008
Roman Imperialism and Runic Literacy. The Westernization of Northern Europe (150-800 AD)	Fischer, Svante	2005
A rune-inscribed gaming-die from Vallentuna	Gustavson, Helmer	1983
En runristad speltärning från Vallentuna	Gustavson, Helmer	1989
Runstenar i Vallentuna	Gustavson, Helmer	1991
The oldest runic monuments in the north. Dating and distribution	Imer, Lisbeth	2011
Runer og runeindskrifter. Kronologi, kontekst og funktion i Skandinaviens jernalder og vikingetid	Imer, Lisbeth M.	2007
Texts and Contexts of the Oldest Runic Inscriptions	Looijenga, Tineke	2003
Tradition und Transfer in spätgermanischer Zeit. Süddeutsches, englisches und skandinavisches Fundgut des 6. Jahrhunderts	Möllenberg, Solveig	2011
The Early Runic Language of Scandinavia. Studies in Germanic Dialect Geography	Nielsen, Hans Frede	2000
Delimination of Ancient Nordic from Common Germanic and Old Nordic	Nielsen, Hans Frede	2002
The Early Runic Language of Scandinavia: Proto-Norse or North-West Germanic?	Nielsen, Hans Frede	2010
Typologische Chronologie der älteren nordischen Runen. Mit besonderer Berücksichtigung der Brakteateninschriften und der Inschriften der Übergangszeit	Seebold, Elmar	2011
A Vendel warrior from Vallentuna. The grave	Sjösvärd, Lars	1983
Haukʀ - en rinker från Vallentuna. Arkeologisk undersökning av fornlämning 27, Rickeby, Vallentuna sn, Uppland	Sjösvärd, Lars	1989
Rinkebyar vid Långhundraleden och en Haukʀ" från Vallentuna"	Sjösvärd, Lars	1993
Helm und Ringschwert. Prunkbewaffnung und Rangabzeichen germanischer Krieger. Eine Übersicht	Steuer, Heiko	1987