Runic
They were illiterate but they used the runic alphabet to keep records
The Anglo-Saxons spoke Old English and wrote it using Futhorc, a runic alphabet that contained between 26 and 33 characters . The characters can be seen at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_English_alphabet#Letters
Runes are the Viking alphabet. A rune is a symbol that stands for a sound. The runic alphabet was called the Futhark, and there were various versions of it. The original Elder Futhark had 24 runes. In Iceland, it was reduced down to 16-18, while the anglo-saxons expanded it up to 32 runes. A google search of "Futhark" will show what they looked like. The Futhark was called "Futhark" because of the first six runes. Fehu, Uruz, Thurisaz, Ansuz, Raido, Kenaz. F-U-Th-A-R-K, just as the roman "alphabet" is called that because of the first two letters. Alpha-Beta.
Writing to their Runic friends
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Runic Games was created in 2008.
The Runic TH character is a symbol in the runic alphabet used in Germanic languages before the adoption of the Latin alphabet. It represents the "th" sound, similar to how "th" is pronounced in English words like "the" or "thing." The Runic TH character is often depicted as a combination of the runes for "T" and "H."
They were illiterate but they used the runic alphabet to keep records
The Runic alphabets were used by various Germanic peoples until about700- 750 AD, when most of them adopted the Roman alphabet. It remained in use in Sweden for considerably longer. in other words it was the Vikings writing system
Prior to being used as an alphabet, runes were used for magical purposes, such as casting lots (divination) and casting spells of protection.
Actually, it's much closer to the Viking runic alphabet than it is to Egyptian hieroglyphs http://www.icelandicfestival.com/runicalphabet.jpg Noticed it in 6th grade history when we went over runes :P More specifically, it is in medieval Futhark Runic and Gothenburg Runic writing.
The Rawic alphabet was an early form of the Gothic alphabet used by the Goths in the 4th century. It was derived from the Greek alphabet and later evolved into the Wulfila script. It is no longer in use today.
The Vikings primarily spoke Old Norse and used the runic alphabet to write. Old Norse was a North Germanic language that evolved from Proto-Norse and was spoken by the Norse people during the Viking Age. The runic alphabet, known as Futhark, consisted of characters called runes that were used for inscriptions and communication.
The runes were an alphabet used by the ancient Germanic tribes and ancient Scandinavians. Prior to being used as an alphabet, the runes had magic purposes, such as casting lots (divination) and casting spells of protection.
The runes were used as an alphabet. Prior to that, the runes were used for magical purposes, and each rune referred to something specific.