XII. On Anglo-Saxon Runes. By John M. Kemble, Esq.
The particular object of the following remarks are the Runes of the Anglo-Saxons, whether as to their use in inscriptions, or the manner in which they are introduced into manuscripts. I shall therefore have but little to say of the Scandinavian or old Norse characters of the same description, unless...
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Cambridge University Press (CUP)
1840
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| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0261340900000448 https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0261340900000448 |
| Summary: | The particular object of the following remarks are the Runes of the Anglo-Saxons, whether as to their use in inscriptions, or the manner in which they are introduced into manuscripts. I shall therefore have but little to say of the Scandinavian or old Norse characters of the same description, unless by way of illustrating the indigenous alphabet: and indeed these require less attention from us, inasmuch as they have been profoundly and successfully studied by those who had the most right to take an interest in them, the antiquaries of Scandinavia and Iceland. |
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