Seeland-II-C (Sjælland bracteate 2) is a Scandinavian bracteate from Zealand, Denmark, that has been dated to the Migration period (around 500 AD). The bracteate bears an Elder Futhark inscription which reads as:
The final ttt is a triple-stacked Tiwaz rune. This use of the rune is often interpreted as three invocations of the Norse pagan god Tyr.
The central image shows a male's head above a quadruped. This is the defining characteristic of C-bracteates (of which some 400 specimens survive), and is often interpreted as a depiction of the god Odin, healing his horse.
Wolfgang Krause translates the inscription as: "Hariuha I am called: the dangerous knowledgeable one: I give chance."Krause, W. (1971). Die Sprache der Urnordischen Runeninschriften. . farauisa is interpreted as fara-uisa, either "danger-wise" or "travel-wise". Erik Moltke translates this word as "one who is wise about dangers".Moltke, Erik (1976). Runerne i Danmark og deres Oprindelse. . Published in English as Runes and their Origin: Denmark and Elsewhere. The giving of "chance" or "luck" in the inscription is evidence of the use of bracteates as amulets.
The inscription *hariuha is suggested to contain the Germanic noun *harja, meaning "army, troop" - a common occurrence in Germanic compound names.
See also Merseburg Incantations Vadstena bracteate
References
External links Kodratoff, Yves. (Transcriptions with interpretations by Krause, Moltke, Antonsen and the author; see no. 81).