Texts & contexts of the oldest Runic inscriptions / by Tineke Looijenga.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Looijenga, Tineke.

Series:

Northern world ; v. 4.

The northern world, 1569-1462 ; v. 4

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Inscriptions, Runic.

Runes--History.

Runes.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (429 pages) : illustrations, maps

Edition:

1st ed.

Other Title:

Texts and contexts of the oldest Runic inscriptions

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, c2003.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This work gathers all older fufark inscriptions found in Denmark, Germany, England, France, the Netherlands, Belgium, Switzerland, Hungary, Bosnia, Rumania, Norway and Sweden. It includes essays on early runic writing, the contexts of runic objects, and a theory on the origin of runic writing.

Contents:

Contents; List of abbreviations; List of maps; CHAPTER ONE: RUNES, RUNOLOGY AND RUNOLOGISTS; CHAPTER TWO: HISTORY, ARCHAEOLOGY AND RUNES; CHAPTER THREE: ON THE ORIGIN OF RUNES; CHAPTER FOUR: SUMMARY AND SOME CONCLUSIONS; CATALOGUE; APPENDIX: SWEDISH AND NORWEGIAN INSCRIPTIONS IN THE OLDER FUÞARK; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX; PLATE SECTION

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [361]-377) and index.

ISBN:

1-280-46653-7

9786610466535

1-4237-1186-6

90-474-0128-X

OCLC:

191953418