The Irish republic. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1867-18??, 1867-08-03

from the root OF the thy-two the
mark that day, the river being little above its
average height. as4f 5s9g gIrfl Il,
The Whiteshrt ncription transposed into Roman letters
with the signs and nstinct and restored Rnes in brack
ets,) reads as follows: y .'..4 .s.''s 400
isgn " HIR HvILIR sYAsY [sign II FAGRHARDR
[sign X AgslTEIRlT HINGR ,llK]IAK!ILDI sY[sT]RR
HAEFTHR1T sIgn X GLEpA GuD sign x
SAL HlENAR [siigh x MIL [un lkn sign + II IT,
Which, translated into English nearly literally posi-
BILE and emitting the signs, read thus: s45l ..a.4ssa
Here Syasy, Suasu the far-haed person from
the east OF Iceland the widow of Kodr and sister of Thorgr
children of the same father twenty-five years ofage May
God make glad her soul. 1851 g taaf
This remarkable epitaph written in the ancient style of
Runes known the Navok variety found only the Or
neys and the isle of Barjof Its characteristics we'll
marked consisting chiefly in combining the perpendicular
sroke-the letters M with the following letter. If the
letter has diagonal stroke the left Compared with the
more common variations the Hesng and stafkars Runes
pendicuar stroke only the diagonal stroke being left the
latter by very long perpendicular which several letters
written by of the proper diagonal strokes under
another easily recognized by being the most regular
the deepest cut and having frequent and various signs
heathensh and attery Roman It also by far the
ancient variation though 1t employed with remarkable
purity monumental stones the Okneys as late as the
fourteenth century. 45fTo3
The Potomac inscription has also negative character
stc which of sufficient value be noticed here 1t has
no letters distorted with curves and ornamental lines 1t
hence possesses in It's nakeness and cleanes CHARACTERISTIC
of the most ancient Runc inscriptions 1t has no Pcked
Runes those characters called which the monks
added the Runc alphabet make it entirely with
the Latin specimen of which found in the
nscpon bearing date 1885, and the Fardur sone bearing
date 1147 80 iaa# -. ifeg 3 1888 ss7
no photographic characters with the exception of the
characteristic of the Navok Runes already spoken Of style
Of monogams which found in numbers in the Cave of Par
adise, in Iceland and the monuments Sigtlna,
letters ntemingled with the Runic it lacks hence the
pec which the famous Assono Dghton Writing
Rock in is said to have not yet
examined this inscription personally and speak but from
namely figures Roman letters aswel scrypographs
and all in inexpicabe confusion In fine although the cpl
taph of Sua engraved than half century after
the introduction Of Christianity Iceland and marked the
grave Of one doubtless born in the true faith yet contains
nothing foreign Roman save and the Specification
of the date of DEATH 1t is hence of the pur and most
important Runc inscriptions that at present known
verbal analysis also, of the Hviderk inscription may
be interesting your readers who not familiar with the
language and literature of Iceland and who may wish to
understand more fully the epitaph of Suasu
r hvr here rests the usual beginning of Christian
epaphs throughout Europe during the middle ages and has
continued to this day The of Suasu is not given
the Skalho saga she being spoken of there only the
ilegate daughter of Snorr famous character of that
period and having her fathers FORM and
strength to wonderful degree Fagrhardr firhaired, is
the same haragur the same Harfax and synonymous
with the English Fairfax. 1t is curious that Suasu should
have this epet bestowed upon her. and term
pressve of her extraordinary strength if she the person
age mentioned in the Skalholt Saga Kidd and Thorg
the datve of Kodr and Thorgr and governed by
the proposition a of understood The former mentioned
in the Skalholt Saga having sngehanded battle,
he stood up his waist in the water with the Skrings
of Vinand who had surrounded him in their little boats
He mentioned in connection with Suasu is it stated
that he killed in this combat with the natives Thorgr
is only incidentally mentioned in the Skaho Saga he was,
however, well known parsonage and had neal descend
in the celebrated living scuptor Thorvaldon Samfet,
father hints at axy of morals to be inferred rather
than expressed 1t is here most important word Tor 1t
identifies Suasu, the sister of Thorgr the Legitimate
daughter of Suor Thornfnson the well known father OF
Thorgr and gives the most remarkable continuation TO he
of the Skaholt Saga. Halfhrtugr twenty-five
years age peculiarly Icelandc and deserves
notice It literally is half thirty that is half Of the 1naro
ten or two tens and the half third This was the com
use of half when joined words denotlng persons
age Geda Gud sal enar, May God gladden. her s1q took
the place of the common Reqeescot en- Pace oGculs
twelfth century known the Runic stone of lgalkko
though in Runic characters is doubtless tor the roman
letters here given expressed in the Arabic hgure oo