Thorsberg chape

The Thorsberg chape (a bronze piece belonging to a scabbard) is an archeological find from the Thorsberg moor, Germany, that appears to have been deposited as a votive offering. It bears an Elder Futhark runic inscription, one of the earliest known, dating to roughly 200 CE. The artifact has been localized on archeological grounds to the region between the Rhine and the Elbe. It is possible that the inscription is poetic; it can be read as an alliterative long-line.

Thorsberg chape

The Thorsberg chape (a bronze piece belonging to a scabbard) is an archeological find from the Thorsberg moor, Germany, that appears to have been deposited as a votive offering. It bears an Elder Futhark runic inscription, one of the earliest known, dating to roughly 200 CE. The artifact has been localized on archeological grounds to the region between the Rhine and the Elbe. It is possible that the inscription is poetic; it can be read as an alliterative long-line.