codex runicus

The Codex Runicus is one of the few runic texts found on parchment. The codex is written around year 1300 and consists a number of Danish laws, including the oldest preserved Nordic law, Sknske lov (The Scania Law) for the geographic region nowadays known as Scania. A famous passage of the Sknske lov is:

Haui that Skanunga rliki mn, toco vithar orth aldrigh n

Which translates into (roughly): "Scanians are honourable men who dislike injustice." At the end of Codex Runicus is also one of the oldest preserved folk songs with notes, Drmte mig en drm i nat (I dreamt a dream tonight), about a girl who dreams about becoming a rich woman. This melody was used as a jingle in Danish radio for more than 50 years. The text reads:

Drmde mik en drm i nat,

um silki ok rlik pl

(I dreamt a dream last night, of silk and fine fur.) Codex Runicus has number AM 28 8vo and is stored in Copenhagen.

External link

Homepage of the Codex Runicus

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