The Lindholm "amulet" (DR 261 $U) is a bone piece found in Skåne, dated to the 2nd to 4th centuries.
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Transliteration
The first line reads:
- ek erilaz sa wilagaz hateka :
or
- ek erilaz sa(=i)wilagaz hateka :
The second line reads
- aaaaaaaazzznnn-b- muttt : alu :
Transcription into Proto-Norse
The first line is transcribed as either
- Ek erilaz sa Wilagaz haite'ka
or
- Ek erilaz Sawilagaz haite'ka
On the second line only alu is transcribed by Rundata:
- ... ... alu
Translation in English
The first line is translated as
- I the eril am called the wily
or
- I the eril am called Sawilagaz
While the second line may refer to ale:
- ... ... 'alu' (ale?)
Sawilagaz means "the one of the Sun (Sowilo)".
The inscription contains the controversial term and the title erilaz. This sequence has been interpreted as a magical formula: the three consecutive stacked Tiwaz runes as an invocation of Tyr, and the eight As runes as an invocation or symbolic list of eight Æsir.[1]
References
- ^ Spurkland, Terje (2005). Norwegian Runes and Runic Inscriptions. Boydell Press. pp. 12. ISBN 1-84383-186-4. http://books.google.com/books?id=1QDKqY-NWvUC&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_navlinks_s#v=onepage&q=&f=false.
Source
- The entry DR 261 in Rundata.
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