Old English Runes: Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Approaches and Methodologies with a Concise and Selected Guide to Terminologies

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. Frontmatter -- Contents -- List Of Abbreviations -- List Of Figures -- List Of Tables -- List Of Maps -- Introduction -- The Ruthwell Crucifixion Poem Revisited -- Early Anglo-saxon Runic Pots At Spong Hill, Norfolk, England -- The Archaeological Dating Of The Early Finds: How Certain Are The Results? -- Inscriptions On Stone Monuments: Methodological Concerns -- Frisian Runes Revisited And An Update On The Bergakker Runic Item -- The Mysterious Gandersheim Casket: Are There Any Hard Facts? -- Runic Finds From The Kingdom Of East Anglia And Their Archaeological Contexts -- The Adventus Saxonum From An Archaeological Point Of View: How Many Phases Were There? -- The Runic Inscription Skanomodu: Frisian Or Anglo-frisian? -- Introductory Remarks On The Contributions By Leslie Webster And Gaby Waxenberger On The Franks Casket -- A. The Dating And Provenance Of The Franks Casket: An Art-historical Perspective -- B. The Franks Casket And Its Inscriptions -- C. The Dating And Provenance Of The Franks Casket: A Linguistic And Runological Perspective -- A Concise And Selected Guide To Terminologies -- Indices Ed. By Gaby Waxenberger, Kerstin Kazzazi, John Hines. Issued Also In Print. Mode Of Access: Internet Via World Wide Web. In English.