[PDF] Riddle Of The Runes eBook

Author : Janina Ramirez
Publisher : Oxford University Press - Children
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 22,45 MB
Release : 2018-07-05
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 0192766341

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Alva rushes through the trees in the dead of night with her sniffer wolf, Fen. Being out alone when there's a kidnapper on the loose is reckless, but if she ever wants to be an investigator like her Uncle Magnus, she'll need to be first to the crime scene. But what Alva discovers raises more questions than it answers, drawing her into a dangerous search for truth, and for treasure.

Author : Janina Ramirez
Publisher : Oxford University Press - Children
Page : pages
File Size : 35,94 MB
Release : 2019-07-04
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 0192766368

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Join young investigator and shield maiden Alva as she goes a-viking around the medieval world in search of adventure! Alva clings to her sleeping wolf as the Viking longship pitches and rolls over the North Sea's crashing waves. Soon she will reveal herself as a secret stowaway, but only when there's no chance of turning back. This is her opportunity to put her shield maiden spirit to the test - exploring strange new lands, solving mysteries, and most importantly finding her father . . .

Author : Patrick J. Murphy
Publisher : Penn State Press
Page : 274 pages
File Size : 13,91 MB
Release : 2011-03-28
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 0271078170

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The vibrant and enigmatic Exeter Riddles (ca. 960–980) are among the most compelling texts in the field of medieval studies, in part because they lack textually supplied solutions. Indeed, these ninety-five Old English riddles have become so popular that they have even been featured on posters for the London Underground and have inspired a sculpture in downtown Exeter. Modern scholars have responded enthusiastically to the challenge of solving the Riddles, but have generally examined them individually. Few have considered the collection as a whole or in a broader context. In this book, Patrick Murphy takes an innovative approach, arguing that in order to understand the Riddles more fully, we must step back from the individual puzzles and consider the group in light of the textual and oral traditions from which they emerged. He offers fresh insights into the nature of the Exeter Riddles’ complexity, their intellectual foundations, and their lively use of metaphor.

Author : Dieter Bitterli
Publisher : University of Toronto Press
Page : 233 pages
File Size : 45,38 MB
Release : 2009-01-01
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 0802093523

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Perhaps the most enigmatic cultural artifacts that survive from the Anglo-Saxon period are the Old English riddle poems that were preserved in the tenth century Exeter Book manuscript. Clever, challenging, and notoriously obscure, the riddles have fascinated readers for centuries and provided crucial insight into the period. In Say What I Am Called, Dieter Bitterli takes a fresh look at the riddles by examining them in the context of earlier Anglo-Latin riddles. Bitterli argues that there is a vigorous common tradition between Anglo-Latin and Old English riddles and details how the contents of the Exeter Book emulate and reassess their Latin predecessors while also expanding their literary and formal conventions. The book also considers the ways in which convention and content relate to writing in a vernacular language. A rich and illuminating work that is as intriguing as the riddles themselves, Say What I Am Called is a rewarding study of some of the most interesting works from the Anglo-Saxon period.

Author : Antonio Kowatsch
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Page : 76 pages
File Size : 18,86 MB
Release : 2018-04
Category :
ISBN : 9781987441260

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This is the complete Liber Primus from the Cicada 3301 crypto puzzle. The additional pages from later stages are also included in chronological order. This book is primarily meant for decorative purposes due to the lack of embedded metadata.

Author : Stephen E. Flowers
Publisher : Lodestar Books
Page : 330 pages
File Size : 27,16 MB
Release : 2011-05-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9781885972323

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Originally published in 1986, based on the author's 1984 doctoral dissertation, this volume has become the leading academic study of the topic of rune-magic. When originally released only 250 copies of this work were printed in a prohibitively expensive edition. This new revised and updated version allows more readers to discover the revolutionary contents of this book which presents a comprehensive history and theory of the concept of magic in connection with the ancient Germanic runes. It also catalogs, categorizes and analyzes the many magical formulas used by the most ancient rune-masters and shows how these formulas were utilized within the traditional Germanic cultural frame of reference. No mater what your level of interest is in the runes, this is the most in-depth text you will find. This is the third edition of this masterpiece, with numerous corrections.

Author : Leslie Webster
Publisher : Objects in Focus
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 43,7 MB
Release : 2012
Category : Anglo-Saxons
ISBN : 9780714128184

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The Franks Casket has intrigued and puzzled viewers since its rediscovery in the 19th century. Made in northern England in the 8th century, the sides and lids of the casket care some of the most intricate carvings known from Anglo-Saxon times. This book explores the meaning, function and history of this piece.

Author : Ann Groa Sheffield
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 318 pages
File Size : 16,97 MB
Release : 2013-03-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781300007487

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"Long Branches" places the Younger Futhark - the runes of the Viking Age - in their historical and cultural context. Neither magical guide nor academic treatise, "Long Branches" investigates the meanings of this set of sixteen runes used throughout Scandinavia. Author Ann Groa Sheffield draws on the stories preserved in the Norse Eddas and sagas together with other evidence from Germanic literature, archaeology and linguistics to explore in depth what each stave may have meant to the people who carved these runes into wood, stone, metal, and bone a thousand years ago.

Author : Tim Dedopulos
Publisher : Carlton Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 32,84 MB
Release : 2017-03-07
Category : Games & Activities
ISBN : 9781780978741

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60 riddles and conundrums inspired by the spirit of Ancient Egypt, illustrated beautifully with hieroglyphics and iconic images dating back to 3150 BC. Puzzles include 'The Labyrinth', 'The Temple of Anubis' and 'The Priest's Estate'. Each conundrum is full of secret treasures and traps for the unwary.