Melvadius Posted June 10, 2010 Report Share Posted June 10, 2010 The Copenhagen Post carries an interesting interpretation of Viking period Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ursus Posted June 10, 2010 Report Share Posted June 10, 2010 The link isn't working for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melvadius Posted June 10, 2010 Author Report Share Posted June 10, 2010 (edited) The link isn't working for me. I'm not aware of any problem with it but here it is in full: www.cphpost.dk/culture/culture/122-culture/49171-archaeologists-given-the-rune-around Yuo will need to put in .html at the end Edited June 10, 2010 by Melvadius Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ursus Posted June 10, 2010 Report Share Posted June 10, 2010 Thanks for that! I'm not sure I agree with this theory .... people would take the time to scratch marks in wood and stone just to give the illusion they could read? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melvadius Posted June 11, 2010 Author Report Share Posted June 11, 2010 Thanks for that! I'm not sure I agree with this theory .... people would take the time to scratch marks in wood and stone just to give the illusion they could read? The original article I pointed to may result more from a journalists interpretation of what the reseach actually showed. There is quite a bit more information, including an abstract in English and the full dissertation, (it is over 200 pages apparently written in Swedish - any takers on the site to attempt a translation or at least a short summary/ review?) on the Uppsala University website The central section of the press release there does point out that the research was looking at the visual imagery in combination with the runic inscriptions. I know that the spelling mistakes on some Roman period inscriptions indicate that in a 'literate' culture there could be varying degrees of literacy in different areas and periods. There are suggestions that some stone carvers simply copied what was written down by someone else. So finding areas of poor Runic literacy in parts of Sweden doesn't strike me a being totally unsuprising. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.