The Viking-age Rune-stones

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  • The Viking-age Rune-stones Book Detail

  • Author : Birgit Sawyer
  • Release Date : 2000
  • Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
  • Genre : Inscriptions, Runic
  • Pages : 299
  • ISBN 13 : 0198206437
  • File Size : 53,53 MB
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The Viking-age Rune-stones by Birgit Sawyer PDF Summary

Book Description: There are over 3000 runic inscriptions on stone made in Scandinavia in the late Viking Age. This book is the first attempt by a historian to study the material as a whole. The analysis reveals significant regional variations that reflect different stages in the process of conversion, and thegrowth of royal power. Many monuments were declarations of faith or manifestations of status; but virtually all reflect inheritance claims, and cast unexpected light on the prehistory of the inheritance customs found in later Scandinavian law codes. The results of this analysis make a significantcontribution to understanding developments in other parts of the Germanic world, as well as Scandinavia. The inclusion of a digest of the data-base on which this book is based will facilitate further study of this rich vein of evidence.

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The Viking-age Rune-stones

The Viking-age Rune-stones

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There are over 3000 runic inscriptions on stone made in Scandinavia in the late Viking Age. This book is the first attempt by a historian to study the material

Runes and Runic Inscriptions

Runes and Runic Inscriptions

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The essays that comprise this study range from detailed discussion of the forms of particular runes in the runic alphabet to the wider matters on which runes th