All Outputs (5)

Language Contact in Early Medieval Britain: Settlement, Interaction, and Acculturation (2020)
Book Chapter
Findell, M., & Shaw, P. (2020). Language Contact in Early Medieval Britain: Settlement, Interaction, and Acculturation. In W. M. Ormrod, J. Story, & E. M. Tyler (Eds.), Migrants in Medieval England, c.500-c.1500 (62-89). Oxford University Press. https://doi.org/10.5871/bacad/9780197266724.003.0003

This chapter explores language contact in early medieval Britain, focusing on the methodological problems involved in studying historical language contact in situations where records of the languages involved are sparse. Two case studies then look at... Read More about Language Contact in Early Medieval Britain: Settlement, Interaction, and Acculturation.

Runes and commemoration in Anglo-Saxon England (2017)
Journal Article
Findell, M., & Kopár, L. (2017). Runes and commemoration in Anglo-Saxon England. Fragments, 6, 110-137

Runic inscriptions are of interest not only as evidence of language and literacy in early medieval England, but also of the cultural functions of the objects on which they appear. In this paper, we present three case studies to examine the ways in wh... Read More about Runes and commemoration in Anglo-Saxon England.

The portormin (dunbeath) runestone (2016)
Journal Article
Findell, M. (2016). The portormin (dunbeath) runestone. Futhark: International Journal of Runic Studies, 6, 153-170

A stone with a short runic inscription was discovered on the beach at Portormin Harbour in Dunbeath, Caithness, in 1996. The find attracted some press attention at the time, but has been largely ignored by the runological com­mu­nity amid doubts over... Read More about The portormin (dunbeath) runestone.

Linguistic variation in early Anglo-Saxon England (2015)
Book Chapter
Findell, M. (2015). Linguistic variation in early Anglo-Saxon England. In R. Cohen, J. Story, & N. Moon (Eds.), The impact of diasporas. Oxford Diasporas Programme & The Impact of Diasporas on the Making of Britain: Evidence, Memories, Inventions

Runes (2014)
Book
Findell, M. (2014). Runes. British Museum