02369nam 2200589Ia 450 991045598060332120200520144314.01-280-44528-90-19-154254-7(CKB)2460000000006016(EBL)1192585(SSID)ssj0000312749(PQKBManifestationID)11222633(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000312749(PQKBWorkID)10332299(PQKB)10012052(MiAaPQ)EBC1192585(Au-PeEL)EBL1192585(CaPaEBR)ebr10694616(CaONFJC)MIL44528(OCoLC)849724080(EXLCZ)99246000000000601620000330d2000 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrThe Viking-age rune-stones[electronic resource] custom and commemoration in early medieval Scandinavia /Birgit SawyerOxford ;New York Oxford University Pressc20001 online resource (292 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-19-926221-7 0-19-820643-7 Includes bibliographical references (p. [263]-269).There are over 3000 runic inscriptions on stone made in Scandinavia in the late Viking Age. This book is the first attempt by a historian to study the material as a whole. The analysis reveals significant regional variations that reflect different stages in the process of conversion, and the growth of royal power. Many monuments were declarations of faith or manifestations of status; but virtually all reflect inheritance claims, and cast unexpected light on the prehistory of theinheritance customs found in later Scandinavian law codes. The results of this analysis make a significant contributiInscriptions, RunicVikingsSourcesScandinaviaHistoryScandinaviaSocial life and customsElectronic books.Inscriptions, Runic.VikingsSources.948/.022Sawyer Birgit934496MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910455980603321The Viking-age rune-stones2104386UNINA