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Sallyfemina's avatar

Sator arepo (etc) is also from Latin. Nobody's sure today what 'arepo' means, if anything other than a word made up to make the magic square come out right.

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Irina Manea's avatar

yes, most likely to that purpose

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g.a.jennings's avatar

I have a galdrastafr tattoo on my neck. I read about it in an old book (alas I am not sure where the book is). It is a bind rune. The story behind it was something like someone would put the five runes together - to bind them - on a pendant or other token to give to a someone else as a way of offering their love.

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Jerome Schweich's avatar

Another pint please, and keep the story going; stick to it! This essay is rich and relatable. Thanks

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Annika Os's avatar

I’ve seen these sticks a couple of times, they’re so tiny!

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Irina Manea's avatar

Not that tiny, seen them too at the museum. 10-12 cm.

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Sallyfemina's avatar

Still smaller than what I'd like to carve on!

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