Runic Alphabets - Purple Hell

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Runic Alphabets
Page Menu Anglo-Saxon Futhorc Elder Futhark Gothenburg Runes Gothic Runes Hungarian Runes Medieval Futhark Younger Futharks Sources		Runic Alphabets are traditionally known as a FUTHARK; a name composed of the first six letters of the alphabet. Not much is known about their origins. In Old Norse languages the word rune means 'inscription', 'letter' or 'text'. In Old Germanic languages it also means 'secret' or 'mystery'. Runes had and still have an important role in ritual and magic.

Elder Futhark
	The Elder Futhark is thought to be the oldest known runic alphabet used by the Germainic peoples. It was in use from around 150 - 800 A.D
Letter Name Meaning English Analogue Fehu Wealth F Uruz Aurochs U Thurisaz Giant TH Ansuz God A Raido Riding R Kaunaz Ulcer K Gebo Gift G Wunjo Joy W Hagalaz Hail H Nauthiz Need or Hardship N Isa Ice I Jera Year or Harvest Y Letter Name Meaning English Analogue Eihwaz Yew Tree EI Perth Luck or Fruit P Algiz Sedge or Protection Z Sowulo Sun S Teiwaz The God Tyr T Berkana Birch Twig B Ehwaz Horse E Mannaz Man M Laguz Water L Inguz The God Ing NG Dagaz Day D Othila Inheritance O
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Anglo-Saxon Futhorc
	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.
Letter English Analogue F U TH O R C GH W H N I Letter English Analogue J EI P Z S T B E M L NG Letter English Analogue D Œ A Æ Y IO EA Q K ST G
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Gothic Runes
	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
	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.
Norwegian Swedish-Norwegian, Short Twig or Rök Runes Danish Gothenburg or Bohuslän Runes
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Hungarian Runes
	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
	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