Abstract
On a parapet in Hagia Sophia’s gallery there is an obscure little graffiti written in Viking runes and dating back to the 9th century. All that is legible today is ‘alftan,’ which refers to the Norse name ‘Halfdan’ and it is assumed that it was part of a formula such as ‘Halfdan carved these runes’ – the medieval equivalent of the modern graffiti formula ‘XY was here.’
Original language | English |
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Specialist publication | Language on the move |
Publisher | Language on the move |
Publication status | Published - 21 Jun 2013 |
Bibliographical note
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- 200401 applied linguistics and educational linguistics
- 200405 language in culture and society (sociolinguistics)