Det regnfulde vejr i sommeren og efteråret 2017 var ikke kun træls. Vejret var nemlig skyld i, at... more Det regnfulde vejr i sommeren og efteråret 2017 var ikke kun træls. Vejret var nemlig skyld i, at der blev opdaget en ny runesten på Bornholm, øens fyrretyvende af slagsen. På grund af regnvejret var to af vore svenske kolleger hensat til indendørs aktiviteter – den ene i forbindelse med sommerferien, hvor runestenen blev opdaget, og den anden i forbindelse med det efterfølgende forskningsarbejde, hvor runestenen blev registreret. Den nyfundne runesten befinder sig i Knuds Kirke syd for Rønne, hvor den siden engang i den tidlige middelalder har tjent som døroverligger over syddøren i kirken.
Det regnfulde vejr i sommeren og efteråret 2017 var ikke kun træls. Vejret var nemlig skyld i, at... more Det regnfulde vejr i sommeren og efteråret 2017 var ikke kun træls. Vejret var nemlig skyld i, at der blev opdaget en ny runesten på Bornholm, øens fyrretyvende af slagsen. På grund af regnvejret var to af vore svenske kolleger hensat til indendørs aktiviteter – den ene i forbindelse med sommerferien, hvor runestenen blev opdaget, og den anden i forbindelse med det efterfølgende forskningsarbejde, hvor runestenen blev registreret. Den nyfundne runesten befinder sig i Knuds Kirke syd for Rønne, hvor den siden engang i den tidlige middelalder har tjent som døroverligger over syddøren i kirken.
The article concerns the inscriptions from Thorsberg bog and considers the Roman impact on runic ... more The article concerns the inscriptions from Thorsberg bog and considers the Roman impact on runic writing
It all began in 1821 with the finding of the Kingittorsuaq stone, the first evidence of runic wri... more It all began in 1821 with the finding of the Kingittorsuaq stone, the first evidence of runic writing in Norse Greenland. It was sensational to be faced for the first time with the language spoken by the Norse inhabitants of medieval Greenland. In the following almost 200 years, more than 160 additional finds of runic and Roman letter artefacts have been retrieved from the soils of Greenland.
The Norse settlement was founded in the late 10th century and given up in the mid-15th century. The inscriptions have been carved on gravestones, crosses, amulets and on items of daily use. Because of the exceptional preservation conditions, the Greenlandic runic material provides us with the opportunity to study the medieval tradition of writing in a rural society at close range. We do not have this opportunity in many other corners of the world, and this is why the Greenlandic inscriptions are so important; not only do they contribute to the history of Norse settlement in Greenland, they also contribute to our overall understanding of medieval runic writing.
Since the first findings, many researchers have participated in the discussion of the Greenlandic runic inscriptions, and in the years 2009-13, the National Museum of Denmark hosted a research programme, which led to this edition of the tradition of writing in medieval Greenland.
The book focuses on the use of runic writing in medieval Greenland and on the writing process. It contains four chapters; 1. Introduction, including history of research, dating and chronology, runes and orthography, and language, 2. Artefacts and inscriptions in which the various types of artefacts and their inscriptions are analysed, 3. Literacy, in which the types of inscriptions are placed in a theoretical an contextual framework, and 4. Conclusions and perspectives, including bibliography and summaries in English, Greenlandic, and Danish. The book also contains a large catalogue with information on the inscribed artefacts, including drawings.
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The Norse settlement was founded in the late 10th century and given up in the mid-15th century. The inscriptions have been carved on gravestones, crosses, amulets and on items of daily use. Because of the exceptional preservation conditions, the Greenlandic runic material provides us with the opportunity to study the medieval tradition of writing in a rural society at close range. We do not have this opportunity in many other corners of the world, and this is why the Greenlandic inscriptions are so important; not only do they contribute to the history of Norse settlement in Greenland, they also contribute to our overall understanding of medieval runic writing.
Since the first findings, many researchers have participated in the discussion of the Greenlandic runic inscriptions, and in the years 2009-13, the National Museum of Denmark hosted a research programme, which led to this edition of the tradition of writing in medieval Greenland.
The book focuses on the use of runic writing in medieval Greenland and on the writing process. It contains four chapters; 1. Introduction, including history of research, dating and chronology, runes and orthography, and language, 2. Artefacts and inscriptions in which the various types of artefacts and their inscriptions are analysed, 3. Literacy, in which the types of inscriptions are placed in a theoretical an contextual framework, and 4. Conclusions and perspectives, including bibliography and summaries in English, Greenlandic, and Danish. The book also contains a large catalogue with information on the inscribed artefacts, including drawings.