 Odin's Runes are a significant feature of him. Runes, and the miracles of ' magic' he worked by them, make a great feature in tradition. Runes are the Scandinavian Alphabet ; suppose Odin to have been the inventor of letters, as well as ' magic,' among...  Future Libraries: Dreams, Madness, and Reality - Sivu 2tekijä(t) Walt Crawford, Michael Gorman - 1995 - 198 sivuaRajoitettu esikatselu - Tietoja tästä kirjasta
 | Burke Aaron Hinsdale - 1896 - 396 sivua
...thought, and particularly on education. "It is the greatest invention man has ever made," says Carlyle, "this of marking down the unseen thought that is in him by written characters. It is a kind of second speech, almost as miraculous as the first." 1 And again:... | |
 | Jeanne Gillespie Pennington - 1899 - 196 sivua
...Alphabet ; suppose Odin to have been the inventor of Letters, as well as ' magic ' among the people ! It is the greatest invention man has ever made, this...marking down the unseen thought that is in him by written characters. Here was not only a wild Captain and a Fighter ; discerning with his wild flashing... | |
 | Hendrik Poutsma - 1904 - 844 sivua
...stolen interviews. AUDL. , I, CH. I, 5. He had become a confirmed valetudinarian. NIGHT AND MORN., 142. It is the greatest invention man has ever made, this...marking down the unseen thought that is in him by written characters. CARL., HERO WORSHIP, LECT. I, 25. 104. But when the actions or states they express... | |
 | Thomas Carlyle - 1899 - 304 sivua
...Alphabet; suppose Odin to have been the inventor of Letters, as well as " magic," among that people ! It is the greatest invention man has ever made, this...marking down the unseen thought that is in him by written characters. It is a kind of second speech, almost as miraculous as the first. You remember... | |
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