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[Bronze Age Text]
(CLICK to Enlarge) Three of the named vessels of a Bronze Age fleet
depicted in Petroglyphs at Lökeberget, Bohuslän, Sweden. At the top is a 16-oar ship named
R-M-N = Old Norse Orminn, "The Serpent." The middle 16-oar ship, whose
name in letters reads from right to left is given as D-R-S-L = Old Norse Drasil, "Steed." The bottom 9-oar support ship is named M-GN-A N R-A = Old Norse Magnani-aera, "The Power of Nine Oarsmen." Nine was a number with magical power (Fell
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