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Encyclopedia > Computus Runicus

The Computus Runicus refers to a runic calendar from Gotland, written by the Danish physician and antiquarian Ole Worm (Olaus Wormius) in 1328. The name is derived from the manuscript's title Computus Runicus.


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Computus (Latin for computation) is the calculation of the date of Easter in the Christian calendar.
The Alexandrian computus was converted from the Alexandrian calendar into the Julian calendar in Rome by Dionysius Exiguus, though only for 95 years.
The Dionysian/Bedan computus remained in use in Western Europe until the Gregorian calendar reform, which was mostly designed by Aloysius Lilius.
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