The older runic inscriptions (c. AD150-450) represent the earliest attestation of any Germanic language. The close relationship of these inscriptions to the archaic Mediterranean writing traditions is demonstrated through the linguistic and orthographic analysis presented here. The importance of these inscriptions for a proper understanding of the prehistory and early history of modern Germanic languages, including English, becomes clear once the accumulation of unfounded claims of older mythological and cultic studies is cleared away.
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A thorough and technical discussion of the early runic inscriptions, and their importance in providing an insight into the common Germanic language that eventually evolved into English, Dutch, German and the Scandinavian languages.
It also looks at the birth of runes in the context of the existing alphabets of the time, aptly dispelling some of the romantic myths about cults & magicians, and looking beyond the Norse mythology recorded many centuries after the first runic inscriptions. It does assume a background in linguistics, and some familiarity with Germanic languages, but still has much to offer anyone with a genuine interest in runes and the Germanic languages. Sweyn The Rune Primer: A Down to Earth Guide to the Runes
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older fupark, archaicizing inscriptions, common phonological form, swestar minu, runological evidence, younger fuparks, runic scholarship, oldest runic inscriptions, umlaut allophones, older runic inscriptions, cliff inscription, older runes, younger runes, runic shapes, apical obstruents, runic evidence, smaller runes, runic studies, older inscriptions, younger inscriptions, runic writing, inverse spellings, large runes, single rune, runic tradition Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
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- Ancient Scripts and Phonological Knowledge (Amsterdam Studies in the Theory and History of Linguistic Science, Series IV: Current Issues in Linguistic Theory) by D. Gary Miller on page 15, and page 358
- Historical Linguistics: An Introduction by Winfred P. Lehmann on page 1, and page 355
- Die Runenschrift (German Edition) by Ludvig Frands Adalbert Wimmer on page 106, and page 366
- Germanic and Its Dialects by T. L. Markey on page 169, and page 357
- An Introduction to English Runes by R.I. Page on page 286, and page 361
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- Fupark und seine eizelsprachlichen Weiterentwicklungen: Akten Der in Eichstatt vom 20. bis 24. Juli 2003 (Reallexikon Der Germanischen Altertumskunde - Ergaenzungsbaende 51) (German Edition) by Alfred Bammesberger on 5 pages
- TYR Myth, Culture, Tradition Vol. 2 (v. 2) by Joshua Buckley on page 308
- Amsterdamer Beiträge zur älteren Germanistik. Band 60-2005 (Amsterdamer Beitrage Zur Alteren Germanistik) (German Edition) by Erika Langbroek; Arend Quak; Annelies Roeleveld; Paula Vermeyden on page 24
- Alemannien Und Der Norden (Reallexikon Der Germanischen Altertumskunde - Erg Nzungsb Nd) (German Edition) by Hans-Peter Naumann on page 260
- A Companion to Old Norse-Icelandic Literature and Culture (Blackwell Companions to Literature and Culture) by Rory McTurk on page 188
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