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Runes and Runic Inscriptions

By Page, R. I.

Runes and Runic Inscriptions

By Page, R. I.

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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.
R.I. PAGE is a Fellow of Corpus Christi College, Cambridge, and Emeritus Professor of Anglo-Saxon, Cambridge University.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Number of Pages:
364
Release Date:
1998-03-01
Publication Date:
1998-02-17
Publisher:
Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
0851155995
ISBN13:
9780851155999
Weight:
553 g
Height:
156 cm
Width:
234 cm
Thickness:
20 cm
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