[gothic-l] The Rune Ring of Pietroassa

[Bertil Häggman]

Ingemar,

All right, it seems as after all much has
happened in this field since 1966.
Guess modern technology after all
has resulted in so much new research,
so probably Reichert's interpretation
is the latest but not the last in the
ongoing work to understand the Rune
Ring of Pietroassa.

Gothically

Bertil

> In short Reichert interprets the rune 7 as an destroyed "jer"-rune -
> the rune of seasons and harwesting.He gets the text:"Gutane jer weih
> hailag." He connects the inscription with a Nordic sacral king being
> the guarantor for fertility and good harwest having a responsibility
> to take care of his folk. He also shows the consequenses if the king
> fails his purpose like Domalde, Vikarr et c. The Gothic Ermanaric
> seems to have suffered similar consequenses after being defeated by
> the huns.He also draws parallells with Snorris Heimskringla chap.9 and
> he points out, that the richness there indicated not depends on
> plunder but on a solid harwest and peaceful living which was what the
> king should be the guarantor for.



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