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1 rand-burh

a town that acts as a shield (?), a fortified town, a frontier town (?) :-- Ríce geréfa rondburgum weóld, eard weardade, Exon. Th. 243, 32; Jul. 19. Randbyrig (the walls formed by the waters of the Red Sea when the Israelites passed through it) wǽron rofene were riven (when the Egyptians attempted to cross), Cd. Th. 207, 7; Exod. 463. Or are the walls formed by the water compared to the arrangement of the line of battle when the shields overlapped, called scild-burh q.
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Inscription runique

Inscription runique

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Inscription runique possible en futhark anglo-saxon

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Œuvres \u0026 auteurs

Cd.
Codex Diplomaticus Saxonici (Kemble)
Exon.
Exeter Book
Jul.
Juliana (OE poem by Cynewulf)
Th.
Thorpe, Benjamin (editor)
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