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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;BaseballGames, post: 437964, member: 7826&quot;]Runic is a Norse alphabet predating mediaeval times.&nbsp; Tolkien was a historian of Anglo-European languages who used a <i>self-designed variation</i> of Runic in his <i>The Hobbit</i> and <i>Lord of the Rings</i> novels.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>It&#039;s difficult to read the scrawl wrapped around the walking stick, but a few words can be read or at least deduced from what&#039;s visible and legible -- just enough to get the gist of the inscription, which is ordinary English phonically set in the Runic alphabet.&nbsp; Just from the third photo, the thing appears to be meant to read, in various parts, </p><p>&quot;By Odin </p><p>(illegible) </p><p>(illegible)</p><p>wielder</p><p>of wi(illegible)</p><p>might</p><p>wisdom </p><p>knowledge</p><p>strength&quot; </p><p>... and so on.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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