Re: Runes
It's a common misconception that the accounts contained in the Eddas (and the Codex Regius) are older than the Anglo-Saxon Rune Poem. Certainly the extant copy of it IS late - the original being destroyed in a fire in the 18th century However linguistically the Anglo-Saxon rune poem IS early. And it's worth bearing this in mind I feel - certainly not trying to have an argument here though!
It's a common misconception that the accounts contained in the Eddas (and the Codex Regius) are older than the Anglo-Saxon Rune Poem. Certainly the extant copy of it IS late - the original being destroyed in a fire in the 18th century However linguistically the Anglo-Saxon rune poem IS early. And it's worth bearing this in mind I feel - certainly not trying to have an argument here though!
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