Runes

Martin Findell

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British Museum Press
01 April 2014

Language: history & general works; Historical & comparative linguistics; History; European history; Medieval history

Series: Ancient languages

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From late antiquity through to the early middle ages, people across north-western Europe were inscribing runes on a range of different objects. Once identified and interpreted by experts, runes provide us with invaluable evidence for the early 'Germanic' languages - including English, Dutch, German and the Scandinavian languages - and reveal a wealth of information about our early civilisations. Runes employ many techniques from informal scratchings to sophisticated inlaid designs on weapons, or the exquisite relief carvings of the Franks Casket. The task of reading and understanding them involves a good deal of detective-work, calling on expertise from a number of academic disciplines: archaeology, art history, linguistics, and even forensic science. This book tells the story of runes from their mysterious origins, their development as a script, to their use and meaning in the modern world. Illustrated with a range of beautiful objects from jewellery to tools and weapons, Runes will reveal memorials for the dead, business messages, charms and curses, insults and prayers, giving us a glimpse into the languages and cultures of Europeans over a thousand years ago.

By: Martin Findell
Imprint: British Museum Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 210mm, Width: 147mm,
Weight: 310g
ISBN: 9780714180298
ISBN 10: 0714180297
Series: Ancient languages
Pages: 112
Publication Date: 01 April 2014
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active