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Book The Runic Inscriptions of the Isle of Man

Download or read book The Runic Inscriptions of the Isle of Man written by Michael P. Barnes and published by . This book was released on 2019 with total page 359 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Scandinavian Runic Inscriptions in the British Isles

Download or read book Scandinavian Runic Inscriptions in the British Isles written by Katherine Holman and published by Akademika Pub. This book was released on 1996 with total page 332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A discussion of 120 runic inscriptions from the British Isles, which assesses the contribution of these short inscriptions to our understanding of Scandinavian influence on Britain between 800 and 1300. The inscriptions are presented geographically, from South-East England to Orkney and Shetland, in order to examine the distribution and chronology of runic script across Britain. The inscriptions are accompanied by archaeological and historical backgrounds and are compared with other inscriptions in Scanndinavia.

Book The Runic and Other Monumental Remains of the Isle of Man  Classic Reprint

Download or read book The Runic and Other Monumental Remains of the Isle of Man Classic Reprint written by Joseph George Cumming and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-12-25 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Runic and Other Monumental Remains of the Isle of Man With respect to the Runic Inscriptions, these have been copied separately. I found it impossible for them to be drawn without a certain value being given to some very faint and uncertain lines - these therefore I myself traced with the readings which I believe to be the most correct. The doubtful parts, however, I have noticed in the body of this work. The only really satis factory way of exhibiting them to those who are critical about the Runic readings would have been by means of actual photo graphs accompanying the work, and this I found, from the esti mates of different photographers to whom I submitted some specimens, would have too largely increased the cost of the work to general readers. The moulds from which the casts were made are many of them still in my possession, and a limited number of casts could be furnished to those who are willing to incur the expense of having Copies. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Book Ships and Men in the Late Viking Age

Download or read book Ships and Men in the Late Viking Age written by Judith Jesch and published by Boydell & Brewer. This book was released on 2001 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Machine generated contents note: 1 Introduction: Rocks and Rhymes ' -- The Karlevi stone -- Runic inscriptions, skaldic verse and the late Viking Age -- Literacy and orality -- The runic corpus -- The skaldic corpus -- Verse in prose contexts -- Reconstructing viking verse -- The manuscript transmission -- Viking verse as a historical source -- Semantic study of skaldic verse and runic inscriptions -- Skaldic vocabulary in context -- Runes and semantics -- Comparative angles -- Sources and conventions -- Ships and men in the late Viking Age -- 2 Viking Activities -- Vikings -- vikingr -- viking -- Death and war -- 'He died' -- Battles and raids -- The fall of warriors -- Trade -- Pilgrimage -- 3 Viking Destinations -- 'East' and 'west' -- The western route -- 'West' -- England -- Britain and Ireland -- Further west -- The European continent and further south -- Saxony and Frisia -- Brittany and points south -- Normandy and southern Italy -- Africa -- The eastern route -- 'rast' -- The Baltic area -- Russia -- Byzantium and Jerusalem -- Ingvarr's expedition -- Serkland -- Scandinavia -- Hedeby -- Denmark to Sweden -- Two more towns -- 4 Ships and Sailing -- Words for 'ship' -- skip -- skeid -- snekkja -- dreki -- knQrr -- Oak and pine -- Miscellaneous words -- Summary -- Names of ships -- The ship and its parts -- The hull -- The stems -- Inside the hull -- Rudders, oars and shields -- Masts, sails and rigging -- In harbour and on land -- The vocabulary of sailing -- Description and metaphor -- Preparing and launching -- The ship in the sea -- Shipwreck and landing -- 5 The Crew, the Fleet and Battles at Sea -- Manning a ship -- The owner -- The captain -- The crew -- The fleet and the troop -- lid -- Compounds with -lid -- fioti -- leidangr -- The troop -- Units of the fleet -- Summary -- Battles at sea -- Maritime warfare -- Place and time -- Preliminaries to battle -- Bringing the ships together -- Attack and defence -- Victory and booty -- Not like leeks and ale -- 6 Group and Ethos in War and Trade -- The group and its vocabulary -- drengr -- fdlagi -- heimpegi -- huskarl -- gildi -- The ideology of battle -- 'He fled not' -- 'He fed eagles, ravens and wolves' -- The symbolism of battle: ravens and banners -- Murder and betrayal -- Kinds of killing -- Treachery -- Loyalty -- Treachery and politics -- 7 Epilogue: Kings and Ships -- From vikings to kings -- Royal and other ships in the eleventh century -- After the Viking Age -- Conclusion -- Works cited -- Appendix I: The runic corpus -- Appendix II: The skaldic corpus -- Index of words and names -- General index

Book List of Works Relating to the Isle of Man

Download or read book List of Works Relating to the Isle of Man written by New York Public Library and published by . This book was released on 1911 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Runes and Runic Inscriptions

Download or read book Runes and Runic Inscriptions written by Raymond Ian Page and published by Boydell & Brewer Ltd. This book was released on 1998 with total page 370 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 throw light, such as magic, paganism, literacy and linguistic change.

Book Norwegian Runes and Runic Inscriptions

Download or read book Norwegian Runes and Runic Inscriptions written by Terje Spurkland and published by Boydell Press. This book was released on 2005 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "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 linguistic point of view but also as sources of information on Norwegian history and culture". --BOOKJACKET.

Book Manx Crosses  A Handbook of Stone Sculpture 500 1040 in the Isle of Man

Download or read book Manx Crosses A Handbook of Stone Sculpture 500 1040 in the Isle of Man written by David M. Wilson and published by Archaeopress Publishing Ltd. This book was released on 2018-01-31 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the first general survey of the carved stone crosses of the Isle of Man (late 5th to mid-11th century) for more than a century, providing a new view of the political and religious connections of the Isle of Man in a period of great turmoil in the Irish Sea region. The book also includes an up-to-date annotated inventory of the monuments.

Book An Anglo Saxon and Celtic Bibliography  450 1087

Download or read book An Anglo Saxon and Celtic Bibliography 450 1087 written by Wilfrid Bonser and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 1957 with total page 620 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Publications

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  • Author : Manx Society
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 1861
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 224 pages

Download or read book Publications written by Manx Society and published by . This book was released on 1861 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Bulletin of the New York Public Library

Download or read book Bulletin of the New York Public Library written by New York Public Library and published by . This book was released on 1911 with total page 790 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Includes its Report, 1896-19 .

Book Catalogue of Runic Literature

Download or read book Catalogue of Runic Literature written by Cornell University. Libraries and published by . This book was released on 1918 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The Old Historians of the Isle of Man

Download or read book The Old Historians of the Isle of Man written by William Harrison and published by . This book was released on 1871 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Archaeologia Cambrensis

Download or read book Archaeologia Cambrensis written by and published by . This book was released on 1892 with total page 310 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book An Introduction to English Runes

Download or read book An Introduction to English Runes written by Raymond Ian Page and published by Boydell Press. This book was released on 2006 with total page 278 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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, usually imprecisely as a source of mystic knowledge, power or insight. This book sets the record straight. It shows runes working as a practical script for a variety of purposes in early English times, among both indigenous Anglo-Saxons and incoming Vikings. In a scholarly yet readable way it examines the introduction of the runic alphabet (the futhorc) to England in the fifth and sixth centuries, the forms and values of its letters, and the ways in which it developed, up until its decline at the end of the Anglo-Saxon period. It discusses how runes were used for informal and day-to-day purposes, on formal monuments, as decorative letters in prestigious manuscripts, for owners' or makers' names on everyday objects, perhaps even in private letters. For the first time, the book presents, together with earlier finds, the many runic objects discovered over the last twenty years, with a range of inscriptions on bone, metal and stone, even including tourists' scratched signatures found on the pilgrimage routes through Italy. It gives an idea of the immense range of informationon language and social history contained in these unique documents. The late R.I. PAGE was former Professor of Anglo-Saxon in the University of Cambridge.

Book Runes

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  • Author : Ralph Warren Victor Elliott
  • Publisher : Manchester University Press
  • Release : 1980
  • ISBN : 9780719007873
  • Pages : 172 pages

Download or read book Runes written by Ralph Warren Victor Elliott and published by Manchester University Press. This book was released on 1980 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Old English Runes

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  • Author : Gaby Waxenberger
  • Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
  • Release : 2023-04-03
  • ISBN : 3110796902
  • Pages : 491 pages

Download or read book Old English Runes written by Gaby Waxenberger and published by Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG. This book was released on 2023-04-03 with total page 491 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume presents contributions to the conference Old English Runes Workshop, organised by the Eichstätt-München Research Unit of the Academy project Runic Writing in the Germanic Languages (RuneS) and held at the Catholic University of Eichstätt-Ingolstadt in March 2012. The conference brought together experts working in an area broadly referred to as Runology. Scholars working with runic objects come from several different fields of specialisation, and the aim was to provide more mutual insight into the various methodologies and theoretical paradigms used in these different approaches to the study of runes or, in the present instance more specifically, runic inscriptions generally assigned to the English and/or the Frisian runic corpora. Success in that aim should automatically bring with it the reciprocal benefit of improving access to and understanding of the runic evidence, expanding and enhancing insights gained within such closely connected areas of study of the Early-Mediaeval past.