Overview

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. The late R.I. PAGE was a Fellow of Corpus Christi College, Cambridge, and Emeritus Professor of Anglo-Saxon, Cambridge University.

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Author:   R.I. Page
Publisher:   Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Imprint:   The Boydell Press
Edition:   New edition
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 2.10cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.537kg
ISBN:  

9780851155999

ISBN 10:   0851155995
Pages:   360
Publication Date:   05 February 1998
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

"Quondam et futurus (1994); Northumbrian ""aefter"" (in memory of) + accusative (1958); an early drawing of the Ruthwell Cross (1959); language and dating in Old English inscriptions (1959); the Bewcastle Cross (1960); the Old English rune ""ear"" (1961); a note on the transliteration of Old English runic inscriptions (1962); the use of double runes in Old English inscriptions (1962); Anglo-Saxon runes and magic (1964); Ralph Thoresby's runic coins (1965); the Old English rune ""eoh, ih"" (Yew Tree) (1968); the runic solidus of Schweindorf, Ostfriesland, and related runic solidi (1968); runes and non-runes (1969); how long did the Scandinavian language survive in England? - the epigraphical evidence (1971); Anglo-Saxon texts in early modern transcripts - 1 The Anglo-Saxon runic poem (1973); some thoughts on Manx runes (1980); the Manx rune-stones (1983); on the transliteration of English runes (1984); new runic finds in England (1987); a 16th-century runic manuscript (1987); runeukyndige risteres skriblerier - the English evidence (1989); Roman and runic on St Cuthbert's coffin (1989); dating Old English inscriptions - the limits of inference (1990)."

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