Codex Runicus, Runic Manuscript

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Emma Groeneveld
by Asztalos Gyula
published on 17 June 2018
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The Codex Runicus (AM 28 8vo), a manuscript from c. 1300 CE, contains one of the oldest texts of the Scanian Law (Skånske lov), here written exclusively in the Medieval Futhork runic script. It resides at the University of Copenhagen in Denmark.

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Gyula, A. (2018, June 17). Codex Runicus, Runic Manuscript. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/8939/codex-runicus-runic-manuscript/

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