Talk:Franks Casket

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[edit] Deletions

The following text has been deleted by User:Berig:

"If this is the meaning of the picture the carver would have procured a glorious afterlife for his royal protégée."

"Again he has chosen a suitable name, as the rune for Æ refers to the sturdy trunk of the ash tree, which “offers stubborn resistance, though attacked by many a man.” (Runic Poem)"

The remarks struck me as usefully interpretive.--Wetman 21:24, 27 January 2007 (UTC)

I'm afraid that strikes me as idle speculation too. What is the rationale behind the letters associated with the individual parts? The article seems to be dominated by the idiosyncratic interpretation of a single author; we should avoid this sort of thing, and present Becker's stuff for what it is, according to its notability, but not inform the entire article by his ideas. dab (𒁳) 19:24, 28 January 2007 (UTC)

I'd always add to achieve balance, rather than suppress. Or I'd rewrite any text that was misleading. The Franks Casket offers an interesting subject, but I'm not competent to enrich the material. --Wetman 20:54, 28 January 2007 (UTC)

well, yes, but there is no context. What "royal protégée"? What "suitable name"? What is this about? dab (𒁳) 21:26, 28 January 2007 (UTC)

looking into it, these are incoherent references to the theory laid out on http://www.franks-casket.de/ , and looking at that, it appears it is your usual numerological extravagance. We can certainly treat the theories of Becker (1973), but they will have to be contained to a clearly referenced "interpretations" section. dab (𒁳) 21:40, 28 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Correct category?

Please see Category talk:Earliest known manuscripts by language. Enaidmawr (talk) 01:00, 29 November 2007 (UTC)

[edit] "Erta"

If anyone is interested in keeping the mention of the possibility of a connection between Erta, Erce and an earth goddess in reference to the Franks Casket (which is questionable to begin with), here's one place to start looking: