The chapters on the Middle Ages or on later epochs deal with questions of the reception of Antiquity or aspects of its continuity- e.g. the reception of the Germanic tribes in the 20th century and the history of Germanic and Nordic Studies, Runology, Old Germanic Studies and Early Germanic Languages and Literatures. The various methodological approaches of the internationally renowned contributors combine to give a comprehensive and many-facetted view of recent research. In addition, the articles cover the spectrum of the scholarly work and interests of the Göttingen medievalist and runologist Klaus Düwel, to whom this volume is dedicated.