The Caistor-by-Norwich astralagus is a roe deer astragalus found in Norfolk, bearing a 5th c. Elder Futhark inscription, reading raïhan "roe". The inscription is the earliest found in England, and predates the evolution of the specifically Anglo-Frisian Futhorc and may be a Scandinavian import. It is an important testimony for the Eihwaz rune and the treatment of Proto-Germanic *ai
References
- A. Bammesberger, 'Das Futhark und seine Weiterentwicklung in der anglo-friesischen Überlieferung', in Bammesberger and Waxenberger (eds.), Das fuþark und seine einzelsprachlichen Weiterentwicklungen, Walter de Gruyter (2006), ISBN 3-11-019008-7, 171–187.
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