Runes

Released on by Michael P. Barnes
preview-18

  • Runes Book Detail

  • Author : Michael P. Barnes
  • Release Date : 2012
  • Publisher : Boydell Press
  • Genre : History
  • Pages : 258
  • ISBN 13 : 1843837781
  • File Size : 40,40 MB
DOWNLOAD BOOK

Runes by Michael P. Barnes PDF Summary

Book Description: Offers a full introduction to and survey of runes and runology: their history, how they were used, and their interpretation. Runes, often considered magical symbols of mystery and power, are in fact an alphabetic form of writing. Derived from one or more Mediterranean prototypes, they were used by Germanic peoples to write different kinds of Germanic language, principally Anglo-Saxon and the various Scandinavian idioms, and were carved into stone, wood, bone, metal, and other hard surfaces; types of inscription range from memorials to the dead, through Christian prayers and everyday messages to crude graffiti. First reliably attested in the second century AD, runes were in due course supplanted by the roman alphabet, though in Anglo-Saxon England they continued in use until the early eleventh century, inScandinavia until the fifteenth (and later still in one or two outlying areas). This book provides an accessible, general account of runes and runic writing from their inception to their final demise. It also covers modern uses of runes, and deals with such topics as encoded texts, rune names, how runic inscriptions were made, runological method, and the history of runic research. A final chapter explains where those keen to see runic inscriptions can most easily find them. Professor MICHAEL P, BARNES is Emeritus Professor of Scandinavian Studies, University College London.

Disclaimer: www.yourbookbest.com does not own Runes books pdf, neither created or scanned. We just provide the link that is already available on the internet, public domain and in Google Drive. If any way it violates the law or has any issues, then kindly mail us via contact us page to request the removal of the link.

Runes

Runes

File Size : 14,14 MB
Total View : 4470 Views
DOWNLOAD

Offers a full introduction to and survey of runes and runology: their history, how they were used, and their interpretation. Runes, often considered magical sym

The Book of Runes, 25th Anniversary Edition

The Book of Runes, 25th Anniversary Edition

File Size : 17,17 MB
Total View : 7160 Views
DOWNLOAD

The Book of Runes is something very special: a part of the ancient past and, perhaps, a part of your future... Based on a tradition over one thousand years old,

Norwegian Runes and Runic Inscriptions

Norwegian Runes and Runic Inscriptions

File Size : 49,49 MB
Total View : 3316 Views
DOWNLOAD

"This book presents an accessible account of the Norwegian examples throughout the period of their use. The runic inscriptions are discussed not only from a lin

An Introduction to English Runes

An Introduction to English Runes

File Size : 85,85 MB
Total View : 6323 Views
DOWNLOAD

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

Master of the Runes

Master of the Runes

File Size : 25,25 MB
Total View : 2743 Views
DOWNLOAD

Master of the Runes is perhaps the most powerful book ever written on the runes. Both the novice and the expert will find the material inside useful. Master of