FEATURES OF THE SCANDINAVIAN RUNIC INSCRIPTIONS OF FIXING OF THE RIGHT FOR OWNERSHIP AND ORDER OF INHERITANCE
Keywords:
Scandinavian runic stones, inscriptions, Scandinavian monumental and memorial tradition, right for inheritanceAbstract
The functional purpose, details of the Scandinavian runic inscriptions in formation of a peculiar Scandinavian runic monumental and memorial tradition are investigated. The main attention concentrates on consideration and the analysis: runic stones as markers of family relationship, motive of fixing of the right for inheritance, interrelation between customers and deceased, an order of inheritance by successors of property.
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