--- In norse_course@..., Selvårv Stigård <selvarv@...> wrote:

> Haukur wrote:
> . . .
> >I don't know what good books in English
> >(most major works are in the Scandinavian
> >languages, and some in German) about runes
> >are available but it seems quite impossible
> >to me that they were written by Edred Thorsson.

> . . . I've read several of R.I. Page's books on the subject, and
> I think he goes a bit far in thinking the runes were not heavily
> used for magic, as it seems all evidence points towards regular
> magical use. Also, while agreeing with many of his points, I found
> his writing style incredibly tedious.

Other decent English-language books on runes are Ralph
Elliott's "Runes: An Introduction," Eirik Moltke's "Runes and their
Origin: Denmark and Elsewhere (translated by Peter Foote), and oddly
enough, Stephen Flowers' "Runes and Magic," the published version of
his doctoral dissertation. (It's been all downhill from there.)

regards,
rorik