Runes and Germanic Linguistics [Hardcover]

A detailed and practical guide to the history and interpretation of runes intended for readers who have a prior knowledge of `runology'. Initially, Antonsen discusses the history of the Germanic language, identifying its defining structural characteristics, and examines the development of runic writing. The study also suggests ways in which runes should be read, methods of dating and their sacred or secular nature. The last third of the volume presents a typology of runes and examines their phonology, grammar, syntax and presentation.A detailed and practical guide to the history and interpretation of runes intended for readers who have a prior knowledge of `runology'. Initially, Antonsen discusses the history of the Germanic language, identifying its defining structural characteristics, and examines the development of runic writing.