Reallexikon der germanischen Altertumskunde Ergänzungsbände zum Reallexikon der germanischen Altertumskunde hrsg. von Heinrich Beck ... ; [E]: Sterbeinschriften auf wikingerzeitlichen Runensteinen Köster investigates the subject of death and dying as depicted on Scandinavian runic stones from the Viking era. Her study calls into question our conventional understanding of the function of these inscriptions showing that runic inscriptions were not limited to epitaphs but were also prepared more generally for individuals who were still alive Provided by publisher