![Ling Lore on X: "This antler comb from #Vimose, 🇩🇰#Denmark features the oldest known #Germanic #runes, ~160 CE. The male name ᚺᚨᚱᛃᚨ (Harja), possibly "warrior" in Proto-Norse, is written in Elder #Futhark, Ling Lore on X: "This antler comb from #Vimose, 🇩🇰#Denmark features the oldest known #Germanic #runes, ~160 CE. The male name ᚺᚨᚱᛃᚨ (Harja), possibly "warrior" in Proto-Norse, is written in Elder #Futhark,](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/D3X-hYeXkAAaitO.jpg)
Ling Lore on X: "This antler comb from #Vimose, 🇩🇰#Denmark features the oldest known #Germanic #runes, ~160 CE. The male name ᚺᚨᚱᛃᚨ (Harja), possibly "warrior" in Proto-Norse, is written in Elder #Futhark,
![Harja” (ᚺᚨᚱᛃᚨ) is the name that graces this comb. What seems to be only a simple name is much more valuable, for this is the oldest known datable runic in… | Карта Harja” (ᚺᚨᚱᛃᚨ) is the name that graces this comb. What seems to be only a simple name is much more valuable, for this is the oldest known datable runic in… | Карта](https://i.pinimg.com/474x/f3/97/98/f397981f6cee90af5e36f7ee56aa376b.jpg)
Harja” (ᚺᚨᚱᛃᚨ) is the name that graces this comb. What seems to be only a simple name is much more valuable, for this is the oldest known datable runic in… | Карта
![The oldest known datable runic inscription is on an antler comb found in Vimose. It reads "harja" (possibly meaning “comb”, or “warrior”) and is dated to c. 160 CE. Now housed at The oldest known datable runic inscription is on an antler comb found in Vimose. It reads "harja" (possibly meaning “comb”, or “warrior”) and is dated to c. 160 CE. Now housed at](https://preview.redd.it/the-oldest-known-datable-runic-inscription-is-on-an-antler-v0-tbibvx8rs3g81.jpg?width=640&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=7ba66efa24acf6a7b05a894930d8fc8d2bb1cba1)
The oldest known datable runic inscription is on an antler comb found in Vimose. It reads "harja" (possibly meaning “comb”, or “warrior”) and is dated to c. 160 CE. Now housed at
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In the footsteps of Ohthere: biomolecular analysis of early Viking Age hair combs from Hedeby (Haithabu) | Antiquity | Cambridge Core
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![A comb made of antler from around 150 to 200 CE found in Vimose on the island of Funen, Denmark. The Elder Futhark inscription … | Ancient runes, Runes, Viking age A comb made of antler from around 150 to 200 CE found in Vimose on the island of Funen, Denmark. The Elder Futhark inscription … | Ancient runes, Runes, Viking age](https://i.pinimg.com/736x/fa/97/5a/fa975a962dff6bde299e97b3ab0061e5.jpg)