Runes and Runic Inscriptions: Collected Essays on Anglo-Saxon and Viking Runes

by R.I. Page and David Parsons

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0851155995
• ISBN13: 9780851155999
• Release Date: February 1998
• Publisher: Boydell Press
• Length: 360 Pages
• Weight: 1.32 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.7" x 9.2"