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The Elder Futhark (or Fuþark ), also known as the Older Futhark, Old Futhark, or Germanic Futhark, is the oldest form of the runic alphabets. It was a writing system used by Germanic peoples for Northwest Germanic dialects in the Migration Period.
- Kaunan
The evolution of the rune in the elder futhark during the...
- Runic Script
The Elder Futhark, used for writing Proto-Norse, consists of...
- Younger Futhark
Old Norse. The Younger Futhark, also called Scandinavian...
- Kaunan
Elder Futhark is the oldest known runic script. It was used by Germanic tribes during the 2nd to 8th century. It consists of 24 different characters that are used like an alphabet ; each character represents a sound or syllable .
The futhorc was a development from the older co-Germanic 24-character runic alphabet, known today as Elder Futhark, expanding to 28-characters in its older form and up to 34-characters in its younger form. In contemporary Scandinavia, the Older Futhark developed into a shorter 16-character alphabet, today simply called Younger Futhark.
Elder Futhark is thought to be the oldest version of the Runic alphabet, and was used in the parts of Europe which were home to Germanic peoples, including Scandinavia. Other versions probably developed from it. The names of the letters are shown in Common Germanic, the reconstructed ancestor of all Germanic languages.
Assuming that the Scandinavian name þurs is the most plausible reflex of the Elder Futhark name, a Common Germanic form *þurisaz can be reconstructed (cf. Old English þyrs "giant, ogre" and Old High German duris-es " (of the) giant"). Rune poems. The Germanic rune ᚦ is mentioned in three rune poems: [1] References. ^ Dickins, Bruce (12 June 2009).
Around the 8th century, the Elder Futhark started to phase out, making room for younger and more region-specific runic alphabets. But the mark they left on history? That’s as permanent as the carvings on those ancient stones. Understanding Each Rune of the Elder Futhark.
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