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3 Αυγ 2019 · Anglo-Saxon Runes. The Anglo-Saxon runes or Anglo-Frisian runes are collectively known as the Futhorc because those are the first letters of that runic alphabet. The earliest form of the Futhorc looked almost exactly like the Elder Futhark with three more runes in the 5th century.
It is theorised that these runes came from Frisia (what is now parts of Germany and the Netherlands) to the Anglo-Saxon settlement of Britain, hence they are also called Anglo-Frisian runes. The Futhorc takes different shapes depending on location and point in time.
29 Αυγ 2024 · Uncover the letters and meanings of Anglo-Saxon runes, tied to Norse runes, and explore their roots in the Elder Futhark runic alphabet.
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").
This article makes a great case for merging the corpus together based on our improved understanding of the runic traditions in the northern West Germanic cultural area and the close relations between Frisians and Anglo-Saxons during the Migration Era from the past two decades.
0:50 Mostly this was a decision made out of brevity, because I came at this as an Anglo-Saxon specialist and my notes were already extensive, but I'll have to come back to medieval runes proper at some point! 3:29 You're probably right there, I should have said that it was shaped heavily by being written on paper rather than developed for it
This book provides an accessible, general account of runes and runic writing from their inception to their final demise. It also covers modern uses of runes, and deals with such topics as...
