Norwegian Runes and Runic Inscriptions (Publctn/Lincoln Record Society)
Runes, a unique functional writing system were used for some 1300 years in Scandinavia, from about AD 200 till around the end of the fourteenth century, when the runic alphabet finally gave way to the modern writing system. This book presents an account of the Norwegian examples throughout the...
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Runes, a unique functional writing system were used for some 1300 years in Scandinavia, from about AD 200 till around the end of the fourteenth century, when the runic alphabet finally gave way to the modern writing system. This book presents an account of the Norwegian examples throughout the period of their use.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9781843835042 (1843835045)
ASIN: 1843835045
Publish date: 2009-11-17
Publisher: Boydell Press
Pages no: 216
Edition language: English
Norwegian Runes and Runic Inscriptions is not only a good introduction to runes in Norway, but also to runology in general. The main developments in the history of the script(s) are covered, with plenty of examples, complete with the original runes, transliterations, transcriptions, and translations...
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