Newsgroup: it.cultura.linguistica.inglese
Titolo: runes

Dear Realmers,
I've *eventually* decided the subject of my thesis: runes, appunto.
I was wondering ... do you happen to have any suggestions as far as books
or links are concerned?
I was thinking of starting from Odin's legend, theories about the origin
of the futhark, uses (magical purposes, inscriptions) of these alphabets,
their historical developments (focusing on England), who used them (Celts,
Druids), permanence in modern English of runic signs, Tolkien's runes in
his LOTR.
Is anybody familiar with this subject?
I thank you all in advance
Cristina

I've *eventually* decided the subject of my thesis: runes, appunto.
someone I know was reading a book on Runes by Bronwyn Jones .  If you want, I
can ask her whether it's worth reading it.  
bye
Arianna

>I've *eventually*
decided the subject of my thesis: runes, appunto.
I have never seen
"eventually" used in this context and should have said that you have
*finally" decided, or *at long last*.
I do not think that your use of it
is wrong though, assuming that your decision came at the end of a long
period of cerebration, which in your statement would be implied.
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Yes, please, do. What I'm looking for shouldn't be related to divination,
esoteric stuff and modern utilization of runes, if you see what I
mean...(because *I*, sometimes, don't!)
Thanks
CC


Cheers
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John G Davies

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mi pare ci sia qualcosa su Le lingue Germaniche, Molinari... l'ho di
sotto dopo guardo e domani ti dico. Un capitoletto non di più credo.
Se non sbaglio c'era qualcosa anche nelle dispense di filologia
germanica. Prova a sentire qualche prof del ramo. C'è anche un sito
celticworld ma non so se dice nulla
Rossella
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 or links are concerned?
I think you should do a little search on groups.google.
In it.discussioni.misteri someone came up with a question about runes and,
crackpots apart, someone else [*] suggested links that might have been
'serious'.
As for me, the only thing I can say about runes is that I've read a ghost
story by Montague Rhode James where a demon was summoned by a message
written in a 'runic alphabet' (provided sucha thing exists). Might it be
useful to scare your teachers?
saluti,
Peltio
[*] I think it was someone else. I'm not sure though.
IDM is such a strange place.

il Tue, 27 Nov 2001 13:31:22 +0100, 
Cristin...@insieme.net
(Cristina Ciocca) ha scritto:
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I was just looking at a book called The Alphabetic Labrynth, that had
a bit about runes. I can't remember the author, but I could look on
our catalogue on the weekend. The book was too scholarly for me, but
may be what you want. Although I have a vague recollection it said
that runes were an unknown language. Could be a short thesis.
Cheers,
Loki
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  Brevity is the soul of wit.    W.Shakespeare

 I was just looking at a book called The Alphabetic Labrynth, 
By Johanna Drucker (see the web)
I also found this link :
http://ibm3.cicrp.jussieu.fr./bdej/ETUDIANTS/sarnikonski/runes/runes.html
But it didn't work for me, it may for you. (I have an old runic
computer)
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sotto dopo guardo e domani ti dico.
Waiting with bated breath...
TIA
CC

Could be a short thesis.
Indeed it could! LOL and thanks.
CC

How interesting! Deciphering a rune stone, I mean.
Last night on BBC2 TV there was a history programme called "Blood of the
Vikings", it mentioned runic symbols carved on churchyard crosses in the
Isle of Mann, where the Celts and Vikings seemed to have cohabited.
There is a book to go with the series, try the BBC History web site for
more info.
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found  :-))  Maria Vittoria molinari La Filologia Germanica (seconda
edizione)  Ł 21.000 Zanichelli 1997
paragrafo 2.2.4 La scrittura runica pag 15-18
a fondo libro una foltissima bibligrafia con materiale anche sulle
rune.. credo tu lo possa  trovare in ogni biblioteca universitaria..
fammi sapere se serve aiuto
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il 28 Nov 2001 23:59:20 +1300, "Loki" ha scritto:
Check this site and the Elder futhark link on it also. It has
pictures of runes and explanations and seems sensible in tone.
http://altreligion.about.com/library/symbols/blfuthark_th.htm
I had been looking for something totally different but serendipity
will occur...
I didn't check anymore links, I'll leave that to you.
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http://altreligion.about.com/library/symbols/blfuthark_th.htm
Thank you very much Loki and thank you all for your help (grazie Peltio).
If you (plural) happen to find anything on this subject I would be very
grateful to be informed.
Ta again
CC

CC
did you read my post on  "le lingue germaniche..."? (thread Rune)
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did you read my post on  "le lingue germaniche..."? (thread Rune)
Dear Rossella, 
yes I did. Thank you very much, I think I know Mrs. Molinari's book and
I'll look in my University library to see if I can find it.
Ciao
CC

CC
Please let me know if you need to have any page "scanned" :-)
Rossella
Ps. University of...?
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Ta again and again.
CC

CC
emm la città :-))
io sono una ex-lingue e letterature straniere.. magari siano della
stessa uni?
Rossella
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 or links are concerned?
R.I. Page, An Introduction to English Runes, Methuen, London, 1973, compare
nella bibliografia dei manuali di storia della lingua inglese del Pezzini e
di Francovich Onesti. In quest'ultimo c'è anche: A.Becker, Franks Casket. Zu
den Bildern und Inschriften des Runen Kastchen von Auzon, Nurnberg, 1973
(ehm... in tedesco...)
In un mio vecchio file ho poi trovato: Simone Giulio, La scrittura runica:
meno magia e più obiettività (sono quasi certa che Simone sia il cognome),
che credo sia stato un intervento durante il "IX Convegno Internazionale di
Linguisti" nell'ottobre 1998. Se sia rimasta traccia di ciò, non so dirti.
Ciao,
Claudia

R.I. Page, An Introduction to English Runes, Methuen, London, 1973, 
Cara Claudia,
ho fatto una ricerca su questo testo e pare sia ottimo. Infatti ho deciso
di iniziare a leggere questo e anche il suo 'antagonista' Elliott "Runes:
an introduction".
Grazie mille
Cristina

Cristina (slightly OT, maybe?)
Pavia...
a Bg dovrebbe esserci una mia ex insegnante di portoghese e alcuni
prof. di linguistica
In bocca al lupo per la tesi... io ne ho fatta una di tutt'altro
argomento :-)
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