Elisabeth Maria Magin

• Magin, Elisabeth Maria (2023). Data-based Runes: Macrostudies on the Bryggen Runic Inscriptions. Universitetet i Bergen. ISBN 978-82-93904-02-1. 302 s. Vis sammendrag

  This volume of The Bryggen Papers focuses on the almost 700 runic inscriptions found over the course of the Bryggen excavations (1955-1979) in Bergen, Norway. The medieval inhabitants of Bergen inscribed runes onto a variety of materials: wooden sticks, bones, ceramics and even leather shoes. The topics they wrote about varied, ranging from religious invocations to vulgar descriptions of their fellow townspeople. Nor were these inscriptions static; it is possible to identify trends in the way inscriptions changed over time with the development of the medieval settlement, influenced by concurrent historical events. Information as to the potential geographic origins and social status of some of the carvers, who saw fit to record their names, can also be derived from the inscriptions. This interdisciplinary study exemplifies how the theoretical framework of relational databases can be utilised to support in-depth comparisons of runic inscriptions. Rather than being a more traditional study of the content of the inscriptions, it assesses the suitability of different data models and demonstrates how relational database management systems can become powerful tools for conducting runological research, benefiting the broader field of runology and epigraphic studies in general. The study also makes use of the digital format by directly linking to other runic databases to supplement the information provided here.

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• Magin, Elisabeth Maria & Smith, Marcus (2023). (R)Unicode: Encoding and Sustainability Issues in Runology.
• Magin, Elisabeth Maria (2023). On Count of Rune: Unicode, Minimal Character Sets and Variation Encoding in Digital Runology.
• Magin, Elisabeth Maria (2023). Stepping Outside the Ivory Hall – Local Guides as Research Disseminators.
• Magin, Elisabeth Maria (2023). Runologie, Phonologie, Digitale Runologie.

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