Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Preface ix
4. Introduction
5. Runes and their Use 3
6. The Textual Background of the Rune Poem 21
7. Sources and Genre of the Rune Poem 33
8. Style and Themes of the Old English Rune Poem 46
9. The Literary Achievement of the Rune Poem 61
10. Notes 64
11. The Old English Rune Poem
12. Text and Translation 84
13. Explanatory notes 95
14. Glossary 165
15. Appendixes 175
16. Bibliography 187