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

Description

Group A runes were most common in Viking Age Denmark

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Klakk

Old Norse Klakkr (m.)

Klakkr, an original byname from Old Norse klakkr, probably a ‘peg on saddle on which baggage is hung’, appears in a few recordings in West Scandinavia. The name is related to the byname Klakka, which appears early and often in West Scandinavia. Klak is also recorded in Sweden and found in some Danish place-names.

Klakkr is the first element of Claxby, Lincolnshire.

Old Norse Name

Klakkr

Anglicised Name

Klak

Gender

Male

Ascribed Culture

Collection

Viking Names

Keywords

male_name, personal-name

Further information

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

References

Gillian Fellows Jensen, Scandinavian Personal Names in Lincolnshire and Yorkshire. Copenhagen: Akademisk Forlag (1968), pp. 172-173.

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