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Arlaug is a special rune used in the Runic calendar to represent the golden number 17. Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... The Runic calendar (or Rune staff) appears to have been a medieval Swedish invention, whereas clog almanacs appear in several European countries. ... A rune can mean a single character in the Runic alphabet as well as an inscription of several runic charcters or symbols. ... The Runic calendar (or Rune staff) appears to have been a medieval Swedish invention, whereas clog almanacs appear in several European countries. ... The golden numbers are the numbers assigned to each year in sequence to indicate its position in a 19-year Metonic cycle. ...

Because this system needed 19 runes to represent the 19 golden numbers which stood for the 19 years of the perpetual calendar's cycle, the Younger Futhark, a Runic alphabet, was insufficient, having only 16 characters. The solution devised was to add three special runes to represent the numbers above 16: Arlaug (Golden Number 17), Tvimadur (Golden Number 18), and Belgthor (Golden Number 19). The golden numbers are the numbers assigned to each year in sequence to indicate its position in a 19-year Metonic cycle. ... Technical note: Due to technical limitations, some web browsers may not display some special characters in this article. ... For other uses, see Rune (disambiguation). ...

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