N-calendars-art - 8/12/97
਀ഊ"Runic Clog and Stave Calendars" by Gunnora Hallakarva. (The Viking Lady)
਀ഊNOTE: See also the files: Norse-msg, calendars-msg, time-art, med-calend-art, sundials-msg, bells-msg, clocks-msg, Sandglass-art, V-Arts-and-A-art.
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਀䤀 栀愀瘀攀 搀漀渀攀 愀 氀椀洀椀琀攀搀 愀洀漀甀渀琀 漀昀 攀搀椀琀椀渀最⸀ 䴀攀猀猀愀最攀猀 栀愀瘀椀渀最 琀漀 搀漀 眀椀琀栀 猀攀瀀愀爀愀琀攀 琀漀瀀椀挀猀 眀攀爀攀 猀漀洀攀琀椀洀攀猀 猀瀀氀椀琀 椀渀琀漀 搀椀昀昀攀爀攀渀琀 昀椀氀攀猀 愀渀搀 猀漀洀攀琀椀洀攀猀 攀砀琀爀愀渀攀漀甀猀 椀渀昀漀爀洀愀琀椀漀渀 眀愀猀 爀攀洀漀瘀攀搀⸀ 䘀漀爀 椀渀猀琀愀渀挀攀Ⰰ 琀栀攀 洀攀猀猀愀最攀 䤀䐀猀 眀攀爀攀 爀攀洀漀瘀攀搀 琀漀 猀愀瘀攀 猀瀀愀挀攀 愀渀搀 爀攀洀漀瘀攀 挀氀甀琀琀攀爀⸀ഊ
਀吀栀攀 挀漀洀洀攀渀琀猀 洀愀搀攀 椀渀 琀栀攀猀攀 洀攀猀猀愀最攀猀 愀爀攀 渀漀琀 渀攀挀攀猀猀愀爀椀氀礀 洀礀 瘀椀攀眀瀀漀椀渀琀猀⸀ 䤀 洀愀欀攀 渀漀 挀氀愀椀洀猀 愀猀 琀漀 琀栀攀 愀挀挀甀爀愀挀礀 漀昀 琀栀攀 椀渀昀漀爀洀愀琀椀漀渀 最椀瘀攀渀 戀礀 琀栀攀 椀渀搀椀瘀椀搀甀愀氀 愀甀琀栀漀爀猀⸀ഊ
਀倀氀攀愀猀攀 爀攀猀瀀攀挀琀 琀栀攀 琀椀洀攀 愀渀搀 攀昀昀漀爀琀猀 漀昀 琀栀漀猀攀 眀栀漀 栀愀瘀攀 眀爀椀琀琀攀渀 琀栀攀猀攀 洀攀猀猀愀最攀猀⸀ 吀栀攀 挀漀瀀礀爀椀最栀琀 猀琀愀琀甀猀 漀昀 琀栀攀猀攀 洀攀猀猀愀最攀猀 椀猀 甀渀挀氀攀愀爀 愀琀 琀栀椀猀 琀椀洀攀⸀ 䤀昀 椀渀昀漀爀洀愀琀椀漀渀 椀猀 瀀甀戀氀椀猀栀攀搀 昀爀漀洀 琀栀攀猀攀 洀攀猀猀愀最攀猀Ⰰ 瀀氀攀愀猀攀 最椀瘀攀 挀爀攀搀椀琀 琀漀 琀栀攀 漀爀椀最椀渀愀琀漀爀⠀猀⤀⸀ഊ
਀吀栀愀渀欀 礀漀甀Ⰰഊ    Mark S. Harris                  AKA:  THLord Stefan li Rous
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਀ഊDate: Thu, 22 May 1997 01:22:54 -0500
਀䘀爀漀洀㨀 最甀渀渀漀爀愀 愀琀 戀最愀⸀挀漀洀 ⠀䜀甀渀渀漀爀愀 䠀愀氀氀愀欀愀爀瘀愀⤀ഊTo: sca-arts at raven.cc.ukans.edu
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਀䠀攀椀氀猀愀Ⰰ 䄀氀氀℀ഊ
਀䤀 栀愀瘀攀 瀀甀琀 琀漀最攀琀栀攀爀 猀漀洀攀 椀渀昀漀爀洀愀琀椀漀渀 椀渀 爀攀猀瀀漀渀猀攀 琀漀 愀 焀甀攀猀琀椀漀渀 琀漀 吀栀攀 嘀椀欀椀渀最ഊAnswer lady about runic calendars (my answer thus far appears below), also
਀欀渀漀眀渀 愀猀 挀氀漀最 愀氀洀愀渀愀挀猀Ⰰ 瀀爀椀洀猀琀愀瘀攀猀Ⰰ 漀爀 爀甀渀攀 猀琀愀瘀攀猀⸀  䠀漀眀攀瘀攀爀Ⰰ 䤀 愀洀 氀愀挀欀椀渀最 愀ഊsource for good, clear illustrations of these artifacts.  Ideally, I'd like
਀愀挀挀攀猀猀 琀漀 攀椀琀栀攀爀 戀漀漀欀猀 眀椀琀栀 瀀栀漀琀漀猀 漀爀 最爀愀瀀栀椀挀猀 昀椀氀攀猀 漀渀氀椀渀攀 眀椀琀栀 琀栀攀 椀洀愀最攀猀ഊI need. My dream is to locate a source which carefully discusses the runes
਀愀渀搀 漀琀栀攀爀 猀礀洀戀漀氀猀 甀猀攀搀Ⰰ 琀栀攀椀爀 洀攀愀渀椀渀最猀 攀琀挀⸀   䠀愀猀 愀渀礀漀渀攀 愀渀礀 最漀漀搀 氀攀愀搀猀㼀ഊ----------
਀ഊViking Answer Lady Response on Clog Almanacs
਀ഊIn response to your question about clog almanacs, I have only one good
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਀倀攀渀渀椀挀欀Ⰰ 一椀最攀氀⸀  刀甀渀椀挀 䄀猀琀爀漀氀漀最礀㨀 匀琀愀爀挀爀愀昀琀 愀渀搀 吀椀洀攀欀攀攀瀀椀渀最 椀渀 琀栀攀 一漀爀琀栀攀爀渀ഊTradition.  Wellingborough: Aquarian Press.  1990.  ISBN 0-85030-871-2.
਀␀㄀㈀⸀㤀㔀 猀漀昀琀挀漀瘀攀爀 攀搀椀琀椀漀渀⸀ഊ
਀倀攀渀渀椀挀欀 栀愀猀 愀 昀攀眀 椀氀氀甀猀琀爀愀琀椀漀渀猀⸀  䤀 栀愀瘀攀 愀挀琀甀愀氀氀礀 猀攀攀渀 瀀攀漀瀀氀攀 洀愀欀椀渀最 洀漀搀攀爀渀ഊreconstructions of these, for example at some of the viking heritage
਀昀攀猀琀椀瘀愀氀猀 椀渀 䴀椀渀渀攀猀漀琀愀⸀  䄀渀 漀爀最愀渀椀稀愀琀椀漀渀 猀甀挀栀 愀猀 琀栀攀 匀漀渀猀 漀昀 一漀爀眀愀礀 洀愀礀 戀攀ഊable to lead you to additional information and possibly modern practicioners
਀漀昀 琀栀攀 愀爀琀⸀ഊ
਀䄀瀀瀀愀爀攀渀琀氀礀 琀栀攀猀攀 猀琀愀瘀攀猀 眀攀爀攀 甀猀攀搀 昀爀漀洀 愀渀琀椀焀甀椀琀礀 甀渀琀椀氀 琀栀攀 渀椀渀攀琀攀攀渀琀栀ഊcentury.  There were two types of staves:  four-sided (square in
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਀ഊIn England, these calendar staves were known as Clogs or Clog almanacs: "clog"
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਀吀栀攀 䐀愀渀椀猀栀 琀攀爀洀 椀猀 刀椀洀猀琀漀挀欀Ⰰ 昀爀漀洀 伀一 ∀爀椀洀甀爀∀Ⰰ 愀 挀愀氀攀渀搀愀爀⸀  伀琀栀攀爀ഊScandinavian names include: Prim, Primestaves, and Messe-dag staves.
਀ഊPrimestaves provide the means for relating the lunar calendar to the solar
਀挀愀氀攀渀搀愀爀⸀ഊ
਀匀眀攀搀椀猀栀 愀渀搀 一漀爀眀攀最椀愀渀 猀琀愀瘀攀猀 甀琀椀氀椀稀攀 愀 猀攀瘀攀渀 爀甀渀攀 爀攀瀀攀愀琀 琀漀 椀渀搀椀挀愀琀攀 眀攀攀欀猀㨀ഊfeoh, uruz, thorn, as, raido, kenaz, and hagal.  These runes do not map to the
਀渀愀洀攀搀 搀愀礀猀 漀昀 琀栀攀 眀攀攀欀Ⰰ 戀甀琀 爀愀琀栀攀爀 愀爀攀 甀猀攀搀 愀猀 愀 挀漀甀渀琀椀渀最 猀礀猀琀攀洀 ⠀椀⸀攀⸀Ⰰ 昀攀漀栀 椀猀ഊnot always Sunday, but varies based on what day the year begins with).
਀ഊOver time, variations of the runes came to be used to denote more complex
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਀ഊPennick provides nice line drawings of six or seven calendric staves, as
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਀䄀 洀漀爀攀 甀猀攀昀甀氀 猀漀甀爀挀攀 昀漀爀 甀渀搀攀爀猀琀愀渀搀椀渀最 栀漀眀 琀栀攀 瀀愀最愀渀 一漀爀搀椀挀 瀀攀漀瀀氀攀猀ഊ understood time and the wheel of the year is the excellent scholarly work:
਀ഊHastrup, Kirsten.  Culture and History in Medieval Iceland: An
਀䄀渀琀栀爀漀瀀漀氀椀最椀挀愀氀 䄀渀愀氀礀猀椀猀 漀昀 匀琀爀甀挀琀甀爀攀 愀渀搀 䌀栀愀渀最攀⸀  伀砀昀漀爀搀㨀 䌀氀愀爀攀渀搀漀渀⸀ ㄀㤀㠀㔀⸀ഊISBN 0-19-823250-0.
਀ഊHastrup gives in-depth information on the months, days, their names, how they
਀爀攀氀愀琀攀搀 琀漀 愀挀琀甀愀氀 挀栀愀渀最攀猀 椀渀 挀氀椀洀愀琀攀 愀渀搀 昀攀猀琀椀瘀愀氀猀 攀琀挀⸀  䠀攀爀 眀漀爀欀 椀猀 戀愀猀攀搀ഊon the manuscripts in icelandic such as Rimtol and Misseristal which are devoted to calendaric reckoning.
਀ഊBelow I list some other references you may want to investigate.  I have not
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਀ഊHarland, John.  "On Clog Almanacs, or Runestocks."  The Reliquary.  London,
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਀䨀漀渀攀猀Ⰰ 倀爀甀搀攀渀挀攀⸀  匀甀渀搀椀愀氀 愀渀搀 䌀漀洀瀀愀猀猀 刀漀猀攀㨀  䔀椀最栀琀ⴀ昀漀氀搀 吀椀洀攀 䐀椀瘀椀猀椀漀渀 椀渀ഊNorthern Europe.  Bar Hill, 1982.
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਀䜀甀渀渀漀爀愀 䠀愀氀氀愀欀愀爀瘀愀ഊHerskerinde
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