An Introduction to English Runes

by R.I. Page

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 085115946X
• ISBN13: 9780851159461
• Release Date: May 2006
• Publisher: Boydell Press
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 9.1" x 6.1"