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Diversity between Panels of the Franks Casket – Spelling and Runic Paleography

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Sobol H.

Anglica. An International Journal of English Studies

2017

issue 26/2

25-36

The Franks Casket, a small whalebone box from about 700 AD, contains 59 Old English words inscribed in runes. Systematic diff erences between its panels have never called into question the standard procedure of explaining one panel basing on the others. The present paper aims at a re-examination of the validity of this approach. The panels show a large enough diff erentiation of spelling and paleographical features to exclude the possibility of a single author for the whole Casket.

Use of Writing Space on the Franks Casket: Editorial and Linguistic Issues

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Sobol H.

Anglica. An International Journal of English Studies

2014

issue 23/2

113-123

The Franks Casket (ca. 700 AD) preserves both continuous and single word inscriptions, mainly in Old English and carved in runes. The present paper discusses the editorial issue of where each text begins, which is far from obvious because the main inscriptions entirely surround three panels in an unbroken line. On the basis of the conclusions reached, new editions are provided for all inscriptions on the panels under consideration. The back panel uniquely combines runes, Roman letters, Old English and Latin – the present paper offers an explanation of the engravers’ choices basing on paleographical considerations.

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Diversity between Panels of the Franks Casket – Spelling and Runic Paleography

Use of Writing Space on the Franks Casket: Editorial and Linguistic Issues