Hrok written in runes
Hrok written in Viking Age runes (Group A)

Description

Group A runes were most common in Viking Age Denmark

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Hrok

Old Norse Hrókr (m.)

Hrókr is not a common name in Scandinavia, though it does appear in a couple of Swedish runic inscriptions. The name is also the first element of Roxby, Lincolnshire.

Old Norse Name

Hrókr

Anglicised Name

Hrok

Gender

Male

Ascribed Culture

Collection

Viking Names

Keywords

male_name, personal-name

Further information

This object is related to Roxby, Lincolnshire.
Find out about Roxby, Lincolnshire.

References

Lena Peterson, Nordiskt runnamnslexikon. Uppsala: Institutet för språk och folkminnen (2007), pp. 121-122.

E.H. Lind, Norsk-isländska dopnamn ock fingerade namn från medeltiden. Uppsala: A.B. Lundequistska Bokhandel (1915), col. 586.

 

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