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The Runic Inscriptions of Viking Age Dublin

Medieval Dublin Excavations 1962-81 Series B, Volume 5 (1997)

Michael P.Barnes, Jan Ragner Hagland and The Runic R.I. Page

This study of the runic inscribed objects recovered in the Dublin excavations also includes an appendix dealing with the known runic inscriptions from other parts of Ireland. As well as a detailed and illustrated catalogue of each inscription, this study contains an invaluable discussion of broader issues such as literacy and language in Viking Age Dublin and Ireland generally.

303 x 217mm, 82 pages