The thirteenth-century runic revival in Denmark and Iceland
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The thirteenth-century runic revival in Denmark and Iceland. / Wills, Tarrin Jon.
In: N O W E L E, Vol. 69, No. 2, 2016, p. 114-129.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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T1 - The thirteenth-century runic revival in Denmark and Iceland
AU - Wills, Tarrin Jon
PY - 2016
Y1 - 2016
N2 - While in the High Middle Ages runic literacy appears to have been very much alive in urban centres such as Bergen, interest in runes appears to have been of a different nature in learned circles and in other parts of the Scandinavian world which had adopted widespread textual production the Latin alphabet. This paper examines a number of runic phenomenon from the thirteenth and early fourteenth centuries in Denmark and Iceland to argue that they belong to a cultural revival movement rather than forming part of a continuous runic tradition stretching back into the early Middle Ages. Some of these runic texts show some connection with the Danish royal court, and should rather be seen as forming part of the changes in literary culture emanating from continental Europe from the late twelfth century and onwards: they all show a combined interest in Latin learning and vernacular literary forms.
AB - While in the High Middle Ages runic literacy appears to have been very much alive in urban centres such as Bergen, interest in runes appears to have been of a different nature in learned circles and in other parts of the Scandinavian world which had adopted widespread textual production the Latin alphabet. This paper examines a number of runic phenomenon from the thirteenth and early fourteenth centuries in Denmark and Iceland to argue that they belong to a cultural revival movement rather than forming part of a continuous runic tradition stretching back into the early Middle Ages. Some of these runic texts show some connection with the Danish royal court, and should rather be seen as forming part of the changes in literary culture emanating from continental Europe from the late twelfth century and onwards: they all show a combined interest in Latin learning and vernacular literary forms.
M3 - Journal article
VL - 69
SP - 114
EP - 129
JO - NOWELE
JF - NOWELE
SN - 0108-8416
IS - 2
ER -
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