Runes Vikings Middle Ages By Time Period
Runes Vikings Middle Ages By Time Period
Runes
During the viking age and in some areas well into the 19th century writing was done by carving text into thin pieces of wood. For this purpose a special alphabet was used, the runes.
This category is for sites dealing with the rune alphabet from a scientific/academic viewpoint.
Top: Society: History: By Time Period: Middle Ages: Vikings: Runes
See Also:
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- An online exploration of the history and use of Norse Runes.
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- 24 original 24-line rune poems in old lore meter, using germanic ("Saxon") English words. Includes rune pictures and runic lore.
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- Still in the early 1900 there were people in Dalarna that could read the runes. This is the alphabet used.
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- A Yahoo Club for the discussion of the Kensington, Heavener, and other runestones.
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- Write your name and learn your name in old viking runes. Requires javascript.
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- Grammar and vocabulary for the common Scandinavian ancient language. Site is in English and Swedish, with the Swedish section being somewhat more complete.
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- Pronunciations in Real Audio of the runes of the Elder FUÞARK: in original proto-germanic with two different versions; click rune stave pictures or names to hear the rune pronounced.
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- Site claiming that the futhark and the turkish gokturk alphabet have a common origin.
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- This web site makes news about runic research available before publication in the periodical "Nytt om runer".
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- Interested in carving your own set of Runes? These pages give you the proper strokes to carve.
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- A webring dedicated to sites about runes... their history, myths, and other information.
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- Some Thoughts on the Origin of the Fuþark.
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- Tony Jebson reconstructs the original runic inscription on this Scottish cross from what is currently readable and from old drawings.
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