Thorskegga In reply to Bifrost-and-beyond [2012-02-28 12:01:45 +0000 UTC]

Glad you like.

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Thorskegga In reply to vegencyworld [2012-01-15 18:04:24 +0000 UTC]

Its an alphabet - any language can be written in runes.

They originated in Germany in about 500AD and spread across northern Europe, still being used in Scandinavia until about 200 years ago.

They were used for spells, memorial stones, identification marks, messages and business cards (traders would carve their name on a wooden stave and tuck it in with the merchandise).

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Thorskegga In reply to Thorskegga [2012-01-18 13:04:00 +0000 UTC]

I read about them.

This is one of the best books on the subject:
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vegencyworld In reply to Thorskegga [2012-01-18 09:47:41 +0000 UTC]

I see
so how did you know about the Runes?

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Thorskegga In reply to vegencyworld [2012-01-18 13:04:50 +0000 UTC]

See my reply above.

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vegencyworld In reply to Thorskegga [2012-01-19 07:07:06 +0000 UTC]

ah yes

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Thorskegga In reply to Tainted-Guardian [2011-12-18 23:36:29 +0000 UTC]

Its the old English alphabet - or to be more correct the futhorc as it starts f u th o r c as opposed to a+b

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Tainted-Guardian In reply to Thorskegga [2011-12-19 01:16:26 +0000 UTC]

what I meant was I could read it, it just didn't make sense to me, but thank you

is that the order the alphabet is supposed to go? if so, THAT I didn't know

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Thorskegga In reply to Tainted-Guardian [2011-12-19 13:44:21 +0000 UTC]

In antiquity it was common for people to put the runes in this order on their possessions - maybe to help remember them or maybe for magic.

The order is almost always the same but the last two O and D change positions with one another. The English furthorc is longer with seven extra symbols on the end.

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Tainted-Guardian In reply to Thorskegga [2011-12-19 14:35:23 +0000 UTC]

interesting, the books I found that had first introduced me to these letters had always placed them in english alphabetical order as in from a to z leaving gaps for letters that couldn't be filled

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Thorskegga In reply to Tainted-Guardian [2011-12-19 16:21:01 +0000 UTC]

They probably thought that would be easier for modern readers. We use the Latin alphabet order which is totally different.

If you want a good rune book try An Introduction to Runelore by Steven Pollington - its one of the best and most concise.

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Tainted-Guardian In reply to Thorskegga [2011-12-19 16:33:09 +0000 UTC]

thank you, if I find a copy of that book I'll make sure to get it

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Thorskegga In reply to lupagreenwolf [2011-10-19 21:20:25 +0000 UTC]

Thank you, glad you like

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lupagreenwolf In reply to Thorskegga [2011-10-21 20:29:43 +0000 UTC]

Of course!

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Thorskegga In reply to Sandgroan [2011-10-19 21:20:08 +0000 UTC]

Thank you

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