Essays about: "Runes"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 6 essays containing the word Runes.

  1. 1. The spread of Runes through Europe : The history of Runes from 1 – 600 AD

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för idé- och samhällsstudier

    Author : Fredrik Sjöberg; [2023]
    Keywords : Runes; Northern Europe; Gaul; Frisian; Rhine; The spread of Runes; Scandinavia; Migration theory; Trading theory;

    Abstract : The Runic scripture is very unique and complicated and has evolved for over centuries and resulted in unique Runic variants such as Gothic Runes, Anglo-Frisian and more. But where did Runes come from and how did they spread throughout Europe is what this paper will attempt to answer by going over multiple Runic objects as well as different historical literatures and databases in order to establish potential routes for which Runes could have spread through. READ MORE

  3. 2. Orð Víkinganna. The level and scale of literacy in the Viking World : The cases of Birka and Sigtuna.

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för arkeologi och antik historia

    Author : Themistoklis Zacharopoulos; [2021]
    Keywords : Viking Age; Sweden; literacy; Birka; Sigtuna; runes; inscriptions; styli; writing tools; GIS; archaeolinguistics; archaeological research; Vikingatiden; Sverige; läs och skrivkunnighet; Birka; Sigtuna; runor; inskriptioner; styli; skrivverktyg; GIS; arkeolingvistik; arkeologisk forskning;

    Abstract : This thesis aims to study the level and scale of literacy as it expanded in Viking towns during the 8th-12th century. In order to get an understanding of this spread, I have worked with two case-studies of Viking towns, as they were founded and prospered during and by the end of the Viking Age in Sweden; the town of Birka located in Björkö Island in Lake Mälaren, and the town of Sigtuna located in the province of Uppland, in central Sweden. READ MORE

  4. 3. Metaphor and Metonymy Related to the Concept of Anger in the Television Series Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för språkstudier

    Author : Marleen Hermansson; [2018]
    Keywords : Pictorial runes; visual metaphors; animated film; manga; multimodality;

    Abstract : This study explores uses of metaphor and metonymy related to the concept of anger in the American television series Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles from 2012. The theoretical framework of the study is Conceptual Metaphor Theory. The data consists of metaphors and metonymies in the verbal and the pictorial mode. READ MORE

  5. 4. Observering Digitally - The use of Image-Based 3D Modelling Techniques for the documentation and study of Rune Stones

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Historisk arkeologi

    Author : Rasmus Friberg; [2015]
    Keywords : Rune Stone; Image Based Modelling; Low Cost; Documentation; Viking Age; Agisoft Photoscan; Meshlab; Radiance scaling; 3D; History and Archaeology;

    Abstract : This thesis aims to test and evaluate the use of image-based 3D modelling techniques on rune stones. To test the method a well-documented rune stone was chosen, Hyby stone 1. The stone has been dated to the Viking Age and contains 37 runes, whereof 29 are still visible, two crosses and a stag. READ MORE

  6. 5. Anonymous artefacts and revealing runes : Scandinavian runic artefacts from a gender perspective

    University essay from Institutionen för kultur, energi och miljö

    Author : Elin Andersson; [2012]
    Keywords : gender; Viking Age; Scandinavia; runic inscriptions; grave goods; genus; vikingatid; Skandinavien; runristade föremål; gravgods;

    Abstract : The aim of this paper is to examine a group of runic artefacts dated to the Viking Age (800-1050 AD) from a gender perspective. The analysed material consists of 59 runic artefacts from Scandinavia, which differ in regards to base material, context and content. READ MORE