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Anglo-Saxon runes or Anglo-Frisian runes are runes that were used by the Anglo-Saxons and Medieval Frisians (collectively called Anglo-Frisians) as an alphabet in their native writing system, recording both Old English and Old Frisian (Old English: rūna, ᚱᚢᚾᚪ, "rune").
Learn about the Anglo-Saxon runes (Futhorc), an extended version of Elder Futhark used to write Old English and Old Frisian. See a chart of the runes, sample texts in Latin and Old English, and links to related resources.
Jun 19, 2018 · Learn about the runic alphabet used by Germanic-speaking peoples in England and Frisia from the 5th to the 11th century CE. Compare the Anglo-Saxon Futhorc with the Elder and Younger Futhark scripts and see examples of runic inscriptions.
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Learn about the history and features of Old English / Anglo-Saxon, the West Germanic language spoken in England from the 5th to the 11th century. See examples of Anglo-Saxon runes, the extended version of Elder Futhark used until the 10th century.
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Learn about the runic alphabet, a writing system used by Germanic peoples from the 3rd to the 16th or 17th century ad. Find out how the Anglo-Saxon script evolved from the Early Germanic script and how it represents Old English sounds.
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Anglo-Saxon runes or Anglo-Frisian runes are runes that were used by the Anglo-Saxons and Medieval Frisians as an alphabet in their native writing system, recording both Old English and Old Frisian. Today, the characters are known collectively as the futhorc from the sound values of the first six runes.
The Anglo-Saxon Futhorc. The Anglo-Saxon runes, also known as the futhorc (sometimes written fuþorc), are an extended alphabet, consisting of 29, and later 33, characters. It was probably used from the 5th century onwards. There are competing theories as to the origins of the Anglo-Saxon (also called Anglo-Frisian) Futhorc.
