- Runemaster
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Most early medieval Scandinavians were probably literate in
runes , and most people probably carved messages on pieces of bone and wood. [http://www.raa.se/cms/extern/kulturarv/arkeologi_och_fornlamningar/vilka_kunde_rista_runor_runskolan.html "Vilka kunde rista runor?" at the site of the Swedish National Heritage Board] , retrieved January 13 2007.] However, it was difficult to make runestones, and in order to master it you also needed to be a stonemason. During the11th century , when most runestones were raised, there were a few professional runemasters. They and their apprentices were contracted to make runestones and when the work was finished, they usually signed the stone with the name of the runemaster thus making runestone one of the oldest examples of signed art.More than 100 runemasters are known from
Viking Age Sweden and most of them from11th century easternSvealand .The article "Runristare" in "Nationalencyklopedin " (1995).] Many anonymous runestones have more or less securely been attributed to these runemasters.Notable runemasters
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Åsmund Kåresson
*Balle
*Fot
*Öpir
*Visäte
*Ulf of Borresta Notes and references
External links
* [http://www.runestonecarver.com/ Kalle Dahlberg, a modern runemaster.]
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