<bron10.htm> [Bronze Age Text]
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Three of the
named vessels of a Bronze Age fleet depicted in Petroglyphs at
Lökeberget, Bohuslän, Sweden. At the top is a 16-oar
ship named R-M-N = Old Norse Orminn, "The Serpent." The middle 16-oar ship,
whose name in letters reads from right to left is given as D-R-S-L = Old
Norse Drasil, "Steed." The bottom 9-oar support
ship is named M-GN-A N R-A = Old Norse Magnani-aera,
"The Power of Nine Oarsmen." Nine was a number with magical power (Fell 1982). |
