WEAVING WORDS LAW AND PERFORMANCE IN EARLY NORDIC TRADITION.

The reference to málrúnar or 'speech runes' in Sigrdrífumál suggests a performative aspect to the practice of early Germanic law that transcends the swearing of oaths and the reciting of law codes attested to by literary sources. Indeed early runic texts often feature alliteration, much as do the ol...

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Published in:	Amsterdamer Beiträge zur Älteren Germanistik Vol. 70; pp. 131 - 151
Main Author:	Mees, Bernard
Format:	Article
Published:	Brill Academic Publishers 2013
Subjects:	Germanic law Poetic Edda, The (Book) Runes Oaths Alliteration Legal language Memorization Performance History
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