Strängnäs, Skramle och Tomteboda: tre urnordiska runinskrifter

This paper offers readings and interpretations of three runic inscriptions in Proto-Norse found in Sweden – two of them recently. One is from Strangnas in Sodermanland, the second from Skramle near Arvika in Varmland and the third from Tomteboda near central Stockholm. Fewer than 400 inscriptions in the Older Futhark are known. Thus publication is important even if the interpretations cannot always be conclusive. This is due both to our lack of understanding of the period in question and to damage the stones have sustained. To facilitate the reading, modern techniques such as laser scanning and digital analyses of the carved grooves have been applied. The linguistic background, leading to possible interpretations, is discussed.