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"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 lin
Runes and Runic Inscriptions
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Authors: Raymond Ian Page
Categories: Germanic languages
Type: BOOK - Published: 1998 - Publisher: Boydell & Brewer Ltd

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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 th
An Introduction to English Runes
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Pages: 278
Authors: Raymond Ian Page
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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
Texts and Contexts of the Oldest Runic Inscriptions
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Authors: Tineke Looijenga
Categories: Social Science
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This source publication of all older runic inscriptions provides fascinating information about the origin and development of runic writing, together with the ar
Myths of the Rune Stone
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Authors: David M. Krueger
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What do our myths say about us? Why do we choose to believe stories that have been disproven? David M. Krueger takes an in-depth look at a legend that held trem