The Runic Inscriptions from Vatnahverfi and the Evidence of Communication

Autor:	Lisbeth M. Imer
Rok vydání:	2009
Předmět:	Cultural Studies Literature Archeology History Expression (architecture) business.industry Anthropology Ancient history Christianity business
Zdroj:	Imer, L 2009, ' The Runic inscriptions from Vatnahverfi and the evidence of communication ', Paper presented at Hvalsey conference, Qaqortoq, Greenland, 12/09/2008-18/09/2008 .
ISSN:	1935-1933
DOI:	10.3721/037.002.s209
Popis:	This article forms the beginning of a planned edition of Greenlandic runic inscriptions. It deals with the runic inscriptions from the Vatnahverfi area, found on various forms of domestic utensils—first and foremost on fragments of soapstone, so-called loom weights. The inscriptions indicate that the tradition of writing in Norse Greenland played an important part in the expression of Christianity, and that it had the purpose of maintaining connections with the Scandinavian Christian world.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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