The Cincinnati Runestone : Origins, Inscription, and Transcultural Context

This article represents the first scholarly report on the peculiar runic gravestone of Germanic philologist Arthur Middleton Reeves in Cincinnati, Ohio. Trans­lation and analysis of the runic inscription, as well as the historical and socio­cul­tur­al background of the stone, suggest a late-1800...

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Published in:Futhark: International Journal of Runic Studies
Main Authors: Shell, Scott, Preseau, Lindsay
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Iowa State University, USA 2024
Subjects:
American runestone
modern runic inscription
Arthur Middleton Reeves
Willard Fiske
Spring Grove Cemetery
Cincinnati OH
Specific Languages
Studier av enskilda språk
Iceland
Online Access:http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-525136
https://doi.org/10.33063/diva-525136
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Summary:This article represents the first scholarly report on the peculiar runic gravestone of Germanic philologist Arthur Middleton Reeves in Cincinnati, Ohio. Trans­lation and analysis of the runic inscription, as well as the historical and socio­cul­tur­al background of the stone, suggest a late-1800s Icelandic origin for the monu­ment. The inscription consists of a well-known verse from Hávamál, stanza 76, which was commonly included in obituaries in Iceland around the time of Arthur Reeves and throughout the 1900s. This makes the Cincinnati rune­stone unique among American runic finds, which are sometimes based on, for example, Tolkien’s literature, modern protection spells, and personal names. https://doi.org/10.33063/diva-525136

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