LITTLE BOOK ABOUT THE RUNES, A.

Author: Jónasson, Björn
Country: Iceland
Language: English
Year Published: 2001
No. of pages: 59
Illustrations: 32 Color Illustrations. 8 B&W Illustrations.
Binding: Hardbound
Size: 7”x 4 1/2”
Weight: 1.00
ISBN: 9979856386
Biblio/Bio: Bibl.
Code: 5790

Price: $21.50

The old runic letters were much used in the Viking Age. Runes have been found from the Black Sea in the South to Russia in the east, all over Europe and Scandinavia, and in Greenland. Runes on memorial stones, weapons, tools, calfskin, wax plates, wooden boards and pins. They were used to send messages, mark possesions, make calendars, write law-books and love letters. This concise and readable book tells the story of the viking runes, and each letter is explained with the help of a runic verse dating from the Viking Age. A quick guide to a fascinating world, for the general reader.