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The runemaster Öpir's signature on runestone U 1072 in Bälinge. Runes were often erected by long-distance explorers seeking to document their visits or memorialize their fallen comrades. Runecarvers on commission or on their own carved memorials and gravestones more than anything else. [12]
Öpir or Öper (Old Norse: ØpiÊ€/Œpir, meaning "shouter") was a runemaster who flourished during the late 11th century and early 12th century in Uppland, Sweden. [1] He was the most productive of all the old runemasters [ 2 ] and his art is classified as being in the highly refined Urnes style .
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Fot was active as a runemaster in southern Uppland during the late Viking Age. His work is representative of the runestone style known as the Urnes style . [ 2 ] This runestone style is characterized by slim and stylized animals that are interwoven into tight patterns.
The runestones Vs 15 in Lilla Kyringe and Vs 24 in Hassmyra were signed by a runemaster named Red-Balle. The runes on both runestones show the name as roþbaliÊ€. [4] However, due to differences in ornamentation and orthography on these two signed runestones, some runologists have questioned whether Balle and this Red-Balle were one and the ...
Forrest Johnson reviewed Runemasters in The Space Gamer No. 33. [1] Johnson commented that "Many GMs prefer to create their own NPCs, but this is a time saver." [1]Oliver Macdonald reviewed Runemasters for White Dwarf #25, giving it an overall rating of 9 out of 10, and stated that "In all RuneMasters contains a lot of useful material and would be well worth the cost to any GM as long as they ...
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The runemaster's name is partially superficially carved and the last rune has disappeared, but it was probably Alrikr. [16] It is a characteristic of this runemaster that the r-rune is used where the R-rune should be. Moreover, the u-rune is probably used on this stone for an u-umlauted a. [16]