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

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.

Author: R. I. Page
Publisher: Boydell Press
Published: 02/05/1998
Pages: 360
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.32lbs
Size: 9.18h x 6.72w x 1.00d
ISBN13: 9780851155999
ISBN10: 0851155995
BISAC Categories:
- Body, Mind & Spirit | Divination | General
- Body, Mind & Spirit | Magick Studies
- Social Science | Folklore & Mythology