Sökning: "Runestone"
Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 9 uppsatser innehållade ordet Runestone.
1. De dog i Grekland : Skandinaviska runstenar och grekiska färder
Kandidat-uppsats, Uppsala universitet/ArkeologiSammanfattning : Scandinavia has a rich history of the raising of runestones, monuments in stone of varying sizes for honoring the fallen. Among these there exist a group of runestones that mention a land far away from the cold winds of the north, the land of the Byzantine Empire, stretching from the Balkans to the edge of Anatolia with Greece at its center. LÄS MER
2. Swansong of the diphthong : Runic inscription orthography in 11th century Östergötland
Kandidat-uppsats, Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för arkeologi och antik historiaSammanfattning : The orthography of Östergötland’s 11th century runic inscriptions varies widely, in part due to the lack of spelling norms at the time. This thesis seeks to identify other causes for the observed variation, based on the frequency and distribution of aspects of inscription orthography. LÄS MER
3. Runstenen och skeppet : Platser med runsten och skeppssättning i Södermanland under sen vikingatid
Kandidat-uppsats, Uppsala universitet/ArkeologiSammanfattning : The purpose of this thesis is to get more knolwledge on a detailed level about places with runestones in close connection with a stone ship in the province of Södermanland. The knowledge touches upon questions how these places were created but also questions about why they were created through the theoretical perspective of cognitive archeology. LÄS MER
4. Runristningar vid vatten : En studie av runristningarnas eventuella roll längs vikingatida vattenkommunikationsleder
Kandidat-uppsats, Södertörns högskola/ArkeologiSammanfattning : This study deals with runic carvings as a monument. Through map studies I try to locate runic carvings near water and other remains from the viking age. Previous research has put their focus on the inscription and not as much on the monument itself. The monument stands there in the landscape and communicates with its own appearance. LÄS MER
5. Hedniska spår : En studie av utvalda runstenar i Södermanland
Kandidat-uppsats, Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för arkeologi och antikens kulturSammanfattning : The raising of the runestones occurred during a complex period related to Christianity´s establishment in Scandinavia. The breaking point between the old Nordic and Christian religion has often been treated as clear-cut. LÄS MER
