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Runes and Runic Inscriptions

Runes and Runic Inscriptions

Collected Essays on Anglo-Saxon and Viking Runes

by R.I. Page
Paperback
Publication Date: 05/02/1998

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Of outstanding value to both runologist and Anglo-Saxonist alike. EARLY MEDIEVAL EUROPE Discussion of the forms of the runic alphabet and interpretations of individual inscriptions, with consideration of wider matters on which runes throw light - magic, paganism and literacy.

How, where and why runes were used is still often mysterious; they continue to set puzzles for those who study them, among whom few are better known than the author of this book. Here he investigates evidence from Anglo-Saxon runic coins to Manx inscribed stones, including many of the known Anglo-Saxon runic inscriptions (notably the Ruthwell cross and the Franks casket) and manuscripts, and looks in passing at some Scandinavian material, both in Great Britain and elsewhere. In addition to these detailed descriptions of inscriptions, and of the runic futhorc, or alphabet, on which they are based, Page also considers wider issues on which runes throw light: magic, paganism and literacy. Archaeologists, historians and others will find this a uniquely useful and authoritative volume on Anglo-Saxon runes.

The late R.I. PAGE was a Fellow of Corpus Christi College, Cambridge, and Emeritus Professor ofAnglo-Saxon, Cambridge University.
ISBN:
9780851155999
9780851155999
Category:
Palaeography (history of writing)
Format:
Paperback
Publication Date:
05-02-1998
Publisher:
Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Country of origin:
United Kingdom
Pages:
360
Dimensions (mm):
234x156x21mm
Weight:
0kg

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