Vielseitige Runentexte: Multilinearität in Runensteininschriften

The Seventh International Symposium on Runes and Runic Inscriptions, Oslo, 9–14 August 2010, Marco Bianchi, 1974- (Författare)

URI http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-248525, URN urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-248525

Uppsala universitet Humanistisk-samhällsvetenskapliga vetenskapsområdet (Utgivare)

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2015

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Futhark · ISSN 1892-0950

5, 115-135

Bidrag, Onlineresurs

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Humanities and the Arts, Languages and Literature, Specific Languages, Humaniora och konst, Språk och litteratur, Språkstudier, Scandinavian Languages, Nordiska språk, multimodality, multilinearity, runestones, runic inscriptions, social semiotics, Viking Age

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Sammanfattning

This study discusses how segmentation, both visual and linguistic, is used to structure runic inscriptions. The questions are (1) if there is any correlation in the chosen examples between the visual and the linguistic design, and, if so, (2) how a particular layout adds meaning to the verbal message. Studies are conducted on two small sets of Upplandic and Södermanlandic runestones. The first part of the paper deals with runestones with more than one rune-carved surface and demonstrates that there is indeed a strong correlation between the verbal message and the layout. In most cases, the use of a new carving surface can be seen as a means to underline thematic aspects of the inscription. In the second part of the paper, inscriptions with signatures with a dedication are dealt with. Almost all such signatures are placed in a new visual unit. They repeat, complement and accentuate the message of the memorial formulas and offer additional starting points for a reading.