Runes: a Handbook
Runes: a Handbook A comprehensive guide to runes and runology, covering all aspects of the subject. It then moves on to look at the different types of runic inscription and their context; cryptic…
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Runes: a Handbook
A comprehensive guide to runes and runology, covering all aspects of the subject. It then moves on to look at the different types of runic inscription and their context; cryptic runes; rune names; the use of runes in the post-Reformation era; the practicalities of how runic inscriptions were made and where they are to be found; and how runologists read and interpret inscriptions, together with a history of runology. It begins by discussing the origin of runes, their development in Europe (especially Scandinavia) and in Anglo-Saxon England, and the demise of traditional runic writing at the end of the Middle Ages.
A glossary of technical terms and essential information on speech sounds are also provided, while the numerous illustrations shed further light on the