The Dalecarlian runes, or dalrunes, was a late version of the runic script that was in use in the Swedish province of Dalarna until the 20th century. The province has consequently been called the "last stronghold of the Germanic script".

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  • The Dalecarlian runes, or dalrunes, was a late version of the runic script that was in use in the Swedish province of Dalarna until the 20th century. The province has consequently been called the "last stronghold of the Germanic script". When Carl Linnaeus visited Älvdalen in Dalarna in 1734, he made the following note in his diary: The Dalecarlian runes were derived from the medieval runes, but the runic letters were combined with Latin ones, and Latin letters would progressively replace the runes. In the end of the 16th century, the Dalecarlian runic inventory was almost exclusively runic, but during the following centuries more and more individual runes were replaced with Latin characters. In its last stage almost every rune had been replaced with a Latin letter, or with special versions that were influenced by Latin characters. Although the use of runes in Dalarna is an ancient tradition, the oldest dated inscription is from the last years of the 16th century. It is a bowl from the village of Åsen which says "Anders has made (this) bowl anno 1596". Scholars have registered more than 200 Dalecarlian runic inscriptions, mostly on wood, and they can be seen on furniture, bridal boxes, on the buildings of shielings, kitchen blocks, bowls, measuring sticks, etc. Most inscription are brief but there are also longer inscriptions. The Dalecarlian runes remained in some use up to the 20th century. Some discussion remains on whether their use was an unbroken tradition throughout this period or whether people in the 19th and 20th centuries learned runes from books written on the subject. The character inventory was mainly used for transcribing Elfdalian.
  • Dalruner er en type av runer, som ble brukt i deler av Dalarna i Sverige, hvor de ble anvendt til begynnelsen av 1900-tallet. De fleste kjente og bevarte innskrifter med dalruner er skåret ut i tre og de eldste av disse er fra 1500-talet. Dalarna savner helt kjente runesteiner. Størstedelen av innskriftene er funnet i bygdene ved Älvdalen i landskapets nordlige del. Med tiden fikk flere av runene stadig større likhet med tilsvarende tegn i det latinske alfabetet. Til og med Å, Ä og Ö ble lånt inn.
  • Dalrunor är en form av runor som användes i norra Dalarna från 1500-talet och ända fram till 1900-talets början.
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  • Dalecarlian runes
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  • 16th to 20th centuries
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  • alphabet
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  • The Dalecarlian runes, or dalrunes, was a late version of the runic script that was in use in the Swedish province of Dalarna until the 20th century. The province has consequently been called the "last stronghold of the Germanic script".
  • Dalruner er en type av runer, som ble brukt i deler av Dalarna i Sverige, hvor de ble anvendt til begynnelsen av 1900-tallet. De fleste kjente og bevarte innskrifter med dalruner er skåret ut i tre og de eldste av disse er fra 1500-talet. Dalarna savner helt kjente runesteiner. Størstedelen av innskriftene er funnet i bygdene ved Älvdalen i landskapets nordlige del. Med tiden fikk flere av runene stadig større likhet med tilsvarende tegn i det latinske alfabetet.
  • Dalrunor är en form av runor som användes i norra Dalarna från 1500-talet och ända fram till 1900-talets början.
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  • Dalecarlian runes
  • Dalruner
  • Dalrunor
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