Gunnborga

Gunnborga (fl. 11th century), also known as Gunnborga den goda (literary: 'Gunnborga the Good'), was a Viking Age Swedish runemaster.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]

She was responsible for the Hälsingland Rune Inscription 21, and has been referred to as the only confirmed female runemaster.^[2]

Notes

^ Forntida kvinnor: jägare, vikingahustru, prästinna, Catharina Ingelman-Sundberg - 2004 - Strängvy
^ ^a ^b Tsjeng, Zing; Tsjeng, Zhi Ying (2018-09-20). Forgotten Women: The Artists. Octopus. ISBN 978-1-78840-114-2.
^ Boyett, Colleen; Tarver, H. Micheal; Gleason, Mildred Diane (2020-12-07). Daily Life of Women: An Encyclopedia from Ancient Times to the Present [3 volumes]. Bloomsbury Publishing USA. ISBN 979-8-216-07158-7.
^ Charney, Noah (2023-10-15). Brushed Aside: The Untold Story of Women in Art. Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN 978-1-5381-7100-4.