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Michael Schulte
Runology and historical sociolinguistics: On runic writing and its social history in the first millennium
AbstractThis paper argues that the rise and the transmission of the runes is largely determined by sociolinguistic factors. First, the olderfuþarkis identified as a unique Germanic design, adapted from Latin or Greek sources by one or more well-born Germani to mark group identity and status. Hence it is rather unlikely that the search for an exact source alphabet of the olderfuþarkwill make a major breakthrough in future research. Second, the present author argues that the extension of thefuþarkin the Anglo-Frisian setting is due to high-scale contact with the Christian Church, including Latin manuscript culture and Classical grammatical schooling, whereas these factors were almost entirely…
The thistle-mistle formula in the Viking Age and Nordic Middle Ages – Form, function, and symbolic value
The paper aims to shed new light on the thistle-mistle formula in the famous Bósa saga and in a series of younger runic inscriptions, including some hitherto unpublished runic scribbles on a churchwall in Denmark. The author explores different graphological representations and disgui¬sed variants of this runic formula to get to grips with its positive and/or negative content. Thus, the thistle-mistle formula in the Nordic Viking Age and Middle Ages is identified as a clear-cut case of the written, visual formula which may be deliberately disguised for magical reasons. Based on Harris (1975) and Mitchell (1998), the author argues that this is a prototypical fertility formula which can be cha…
From pagan charms to pious prayers? A case study of two runic formulas
Emnet for dette bidraget er to runeformler fra ulike tidsepoker. De er strukturelt nokså likt gjennomført ved enderim og “[v]ekslende initialer med faste repetisjoner” (Nordby 2018: 109). Den ene er den velkjente þistill-mistill-kistill-formelen, som først opptrer på den danske Gørlevsteinen rundt 800–850 e.Kr., den andre er den yngre horn-þorn-korn-formelen, som er ristet inn i kalkpuss i to gotlandske kirker og på en blyamulett fra Kællingeby. Denne type formler kobles gjerne til en opplæringskontekst, særlig horn-þorn-korn. Artikkelen argumenterer for en symbiose mellom hedenske og kristne allegorier som kommer til syne i ulike kontekster. Det argumenteres for en interaksjon mellom folke…
The Norwegian Hogganvik Stone as an Emblem of Social Status and Identity
Abstract This paper scrutinizes the lexical content and sociocultural functions of the recently discovered Hogganvik runestone from 4th- or 5th-century Norway. Archaeological excavations in 2010 did not confirm the general expectation that the stone belongs to a grave and hence supported the suspicion that this type of runic monument neither constitutes a gravestone nor a prototypical memorial stone commemorating the dead. I argue that Hogganvik functions as an emblem of status and identity and hence prefigures sociocultural structures of power not unlike those evidenced by the early 7th-century Blekinge inscriptions with their lycophoric names, e.g., hAriwolAfz (KJ 96 Stentoften). This lex…
Particle packed columns and monolithic columns in high-performance liquid chromatography-comparison and critical appraisal
The review highlights the fundamentals and the most prominent achievements in the field of high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) column development over a period of nearly 50 years. After a short introduction on the structure and function of HPLC columns, the first part treats the major steps and processes in the manufacture of a particle packed column: synthesis and control of particle morphology, sizing and size analysis, packing procedures and performance characterization. The next section is devoted to three subjects, which reflect the recent development and the main future directions of packed columns: minimum particle size of packing, totally porous vs. core/shell particles an…