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基本説明
New in paperback. Hardcover was published in 2000. The 3,000 inscriptions which are more or less complete yield unexpected information on a wide range of topics, including the conversion of Scandinavia to Christianity, the inheritance customes of the period.
Full Description
There are over 3,000 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 the different stages in the process of conversion to Christianity and the growth of royal power. Many monuments were declarations of faith or manifestations of status; but virtually all reflect inheritance customs found in later Scandinavian law codes. The results of this analysis make a significant contribution to understanding developments in other parts of the Germanic world, as well as Scandinavia. The inclusion of a digest of the data-base on which this book is based will facilitate further study of this rich vein of evidence.
Contents
List of Plates ; List of Figures ; List of Maps ; List of Tables ; Sources, Abbreviations, and Conventions ; Introduction ; SURVEY ; 1. Rune-stones, their Distribution and Historical Background ; 2. Presentation of the Corpus and its Subgroup; Bases of Analyses ; 3. Property and Inheritance ; 4. Inheritance: Customs and Laws ; 5. Society and Status ; 6. Conversion ; 7. Conclusion and Future Research ; Excursus: The Tug-of-War over Thyre ; Appendixes ; CATALOGUE ; Explanatory Notes ; References ; Index