Norwegian Runes and Runic Inscriptions
Title | Norwegian Runes and Runic Inscriptions PDF eBook |
Author | Terje Spurkland |
Publisher | Boydell Press |
Total Pages | 226 |
Release | 2005 |
Genre | Art |
ISBN | 9781843831860 |
"This book presents an accessible account of the Norwegian examples throughout the period of their use. The runic inscriptions are discussed not only from a linguistic point of view but also as sources of information on Norwegian history and culture". --BOOKJACKET.
Runes and Runic Inscriptions
Title | Runes and Runic Inscriptions PDF eBook |
Author | Raymond Ian Page |
Publisher | Boydell & Brewer Ltd |
Total Pages | 370 |
Release | 1998 |
Genre | Germanic languages |
ISBN | 9780851155999 |
The essays that comprise this study range from detailed discussion of the forms of particular runes in the runic alphabet to the wider matters on which runes throw light, such as magic, paganism, literacy and linguistic change.
Texts and Contexts of the Oldest Runic Inscriptions
Title | Texts and Contexts of the Oldest Runic Inscriptions PDF eBook |
Author | Tineke Looijenga |
Publisher | BRILL |
Total Pages | 434 |
Release | 2003-01-01 |
Genre | Social Science |
ISBN | 9789004123960 |
This source publication of all older runic inscriptions provides fascinating information about the origin and development of runic writing, together with the archaeological and historical contexts of the objects. Moreover elaborate readings and interpretations are given of the runic texts.
An Introduction to English Runes
Title | An Introduction to English Runes PDF eBook |
Author | Raymond Ian Page |
Publisher | Boydell Press |
Total Pages | 278 |
Release | 2006 |
Genre | Art |
ISBN | 9780851159461 |
Introduction to the use of runes as a practical script for a variety of purposes in Anglo-Saxon England. Runes are quite frequently mentioned in modern writings, usually imprecisely as a source of mystic knowledge, power or insight. This book sets the record straight. It shows runes working as a practical script for a variety of purposes in early English times, among both indigenous Anglo-Saxons and incoming Vikings. In a scholarly yet readable way it examines the introduction of the runic alphabet (the futhorc) to England in the fifth and sixth centuries, the forms and values of its letters, and the ways in which it developed, up until its decline at the end of the Anglo-Saxon period. It discusses how runes were used for informal and day-to-day purposes, on formal monuments, as decorative letters in prestigious manuscripts, for owners' or makers' names on everyday objects, perhaps even in private letters. For the first time, the book presents, together with earlier finds, the many runic objects discovered over the last twenty years, with a range of inscriptions on bone, metal and stone, even including tourists' scratched signatures found on the pilgrimage routes through Italy. It gives an idea of the immense range of informationon language and social history contained in these unique documents. The late R.I. PAGE was former Professor of Anglo-Saxon in the University of Cambridge.
Runes and Their Secrets
Title | Runes and Their Secrets PDF eBook |
Author | Marie Stoklund |
Publisher | Museum Tusculanum Press |
Total Pages | 466 |
Release | 2006 |
Genre | Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | 9788763504287 |
Runes and Their Secrets is a collection of articles written mainly in English by recognized scholars, examining a wide range of runological topics. The articles originated as papers read at an international runic symposium that was held in 2000. Jelling Runes embraces Danish runic inscriptions from the first to the sixteenth century, including such topics as the names of the runes, their chronology, literacy, runic coins, etc. There are also articles on the oldest runic research and runic magic. Several of the articles present brand new knowledge, for example about runic encryption of military and erotic secrets from the middle of the sixteenth century. (Formerly titled: Jelling Runes)
Runes
Title | Runes PDF eBook |
Author | Michael P. Barnes |
Publisher | Boydell Press |
Total Pages | 258 |
Release | 2012 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 1843837781 |
Offers a full introduction to and survey of runes and runology: their history, how they were used, and their interpretation. Runes, often considered magical symbols of mystery and power, are in fact an alphabetic form of writing. Derived from one or more Mediterranean prototypes, they were used by Germanic peoples to write different kinds of Germanic language, principally Anglo-Saxon and the various Scandinavian idioms, and were carved into stone, wood, bone, metal, and other hard surfaces; types of inscription range from memorials to the dead, through Christian prayers and everyday messages to crude graffiti. First reliably attested in the second century AD, runes were in due course supplanted by the roman alphabet, though in Anglo-Saxon England they continued in use until the early eleventh century, inScandinavia until the fifteenth (and later still in one or two outlying areas). This book provides an accessible, general account of runes and runic writing from their inception to their final demise. It also covers modern uses of runes, and deals with such topics as encoded texts, rune names, how runic inscriptions were made, runological method, and the history of runic research. A final chapter explains where those keen to see runic inscriptions can most easily find them. Professor MICHAEL P, BARNES is Emeritus Professor of Scandinavian Studies, University College London.
Runes
Title | Runes PDF eBook |
Author | Raymond Ian Page |
Publisher | Univ of California Press |
Total Pages | 72 |
Release | 1987 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 9780520061149 |
Describes the ancient writing system used by Northmen, Anglo-Saxons, and Vikings, and the inscriptions found in Scandanavia, the British Isles, and North America.