Runes and Verse: The Medialities of Early Scandinavian Poetry
(2017)
Journal Article
Jesch, J. (2017). Runes and Verse: The Medialities of Early Scandinavian Poetry. European Journal of Scandinavian Studies, 47(1), 181-202. https://doi.org/10.1515/ejss-2017-0010
The paper discusses a number of versified runic inscriptions, mainly from Scandinavia, and from ca. 400 to 1400 AD, to explore what they reveal about the forms and functions of early Scandinavian poetry outside the manuscript tradition. With a partic... Read More about Runes and Verse: The Medialities of Early Scandinavian Poetry.