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Mittum-stangi

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1 mittum-stangi

a corruption from the Germ. ‘mit dem stange’ = ‘he with the pole,’ a nickname, which the Norse interpreter did not understand, and took to be a name, Þiðr.
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Runic Inscription

Runic Inscription

mittum-stangi

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

The runic text above represents the Old Norse word "mittum-stangi" as it might appear in runic inscriptions from the Viking Age (c. 800-1100 CE).

Abbreviations Used

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

ch
chapter.
Germ
German.
Germ.
German.
id
idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
m.
masculine.

Works & Authors

Þiðr.
Þiðreks Saga. (G. I.)

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