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Epigraphic
Society Occasional Papers Table
of Contents Volume 22 Part II, 1994 The Spirit Pond Runestones A
Study in Linguistics (64 pp) by Paul H. Chapman After
an introduction in which he reviews the history of some Scandinavian
inscriptions found in North America, Chapman gives a favorable review of the
work of Donal Buchanan on the Spirit Pond Stones. He also covers work done by
Einar Haugen and egregious errors made by Erik Wahlgren. He then goes on to
provide his own translation of the stones. Preface
22/2-p. iv 1. The Ultimate Crossword Puzzle
22/2-p
1
The Kensington Misdirection
Donal
Buchanan's Work
Wahlgren's
Fantasy
Translation
Why?
Testing 2.
The Mapstone, A Challenge
22/2-p 9
Comparisons
Translation
Mapstone Reverse
Artwork
Meeting with Dr. Einar Haugen
Linguistic Time Frame 3.
The Amulet, A Love Story
22/2-p 21 4.
Three Steps to Translation
22/2-p 23
Breakthrough
Numerals 5.
H E L P !
22/2-p 27
Evidence from Elsewhere
A Trip to Iceland
Help from Greenland
Help from Denmark
Help from Norway 6.
Toward Agreement
22/2-p 35
Final Breakthrough 7.
The Memorial, A Saga in Stone
22/2-p 39
Translation
Context Possible Error Those Strange Macrons 8. Also a Christian 22/2-p 49 9. Finally 22/2-p 51 Insights 10.
Why Maine
22/2-p 55
Postscript
22/2-p 56
Notes 22/2-p 57
Bibliography 22/2-p 59
Index
22/2-p 60 On the Cover The title, Spirit Pond Runestones, is set forth in Norse runes. ___________________________________________________________ |
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