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Fehu |
Wealth |
F |
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Uruz |
Aurochs |
U |
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Thurisaz |
Giant |
TH |
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Ansuz |
God |
A |
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Raido |
Riding |
R |
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Kaunaz |
Ulcer |
K |
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Gebo |
Gift |
G |
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Wunjo |
Joy |
W |
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Hagalaz |
Hail |
H |
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Nauthiz |
Need or Hardship |
N |
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Isa |
Ice |
I |
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Jera |
Year or Harvest |
Y |
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Meaning |
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Analogue |
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Eihwaz |
Yew Tree |
EI |
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Perth |
Luck or Fruit |
P |
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Algiz |
Sedge or Protection |
Z |
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Sowulo |
Sun |
S |
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Teiwaz |
The God Tyr |
T |
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Berkana |
Birch Twig |
B |
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Ehwaz |
Horse |
E |
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Mannaz |
Man |
M |
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Laguz |
Water |
L |
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Inguz |
The God Ing |
NG |
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Dagaz |
Day |
D |
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Othila |
Inheritance |
O |
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Anglo-Saxon Futhorc
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The Anglo-Saxons brought the Futhark to England in 5th century A.D it was modified into a 33 character alphabet called a Futhorc, to account for the differences in spoken Old English.
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English
Analogue |
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F |
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U |
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TH |
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O |
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R |
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C |
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GH |
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W |
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H |
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N |
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I |
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English
Analogue |
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J |
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EI |
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P |
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Z |
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S |
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T |
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B |
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E |
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M |
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L |
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NG |
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English
Analogue |
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D |
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Π|
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A |
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Æ |
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Y |
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IO |
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EA |
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Q |
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K |
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ST |
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Gothic Runes
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Gothic was an East Germanic language spoken by the Goths. It used a runic alphabet until the 4th century, when it was replaced by a Greek-based Gothic alphabet.
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Younger (Scandinavian) Futharks
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The Scandinavian or Younger Futhark evolved from the Elder Futhark until about 800 A.D., the beginning of the Viking Era. It was the main alphabet in Norway, Sweden and Denmark throughout the Viking Age. It was mostly replaced by the Latin alphabet by about the 13th century.
Three different versions of the alphabet developed in Norway, Sweden and Denmark.
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Gothenburg or Bohuslän Runes
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Hungarian Runes
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Hungarian Runes were a type of runic alphabet used by the Magyars until the 11th century. The first Catholic king of Hungary, St. Stephen I ordered that all traditional writings be destroyed and that the Christian (Latin) alphabet be adopted. However, these runes remained in use in remote regions of Transylvania until the late 1850s
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Medieval (Latinised) Futhark
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After the arrival of Christianity in Scandinaiva, the Runic alphabet was Latinised and was used occasionally, mainly for decoration until 1850.
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Sources:
Omniglot
Ancient Scripts
Wikipedia - Runes
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