Runes+-+An+Ancient+Alphabet


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In this Display.....


Discover the ancient language of Futhark.

Translate the Futhark texts linked to J.R.R.Tolkien's //The Hobbit.//
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kindly and the wise.
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in the display.
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they inhabited in Yggdrasil.
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with one of their special symbols in this Happy Families card game.
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bit outside the square.
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by hanging upside down from a tree and discovers the runes instead.
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Legend of the Runes.
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Mount your shadow show to music by Norwegian composer, Edvard Grieg.
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Some Background....
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Every Viking carried a knife and the only other thing needed was a piece of wood.
Each rune was carved with a combination of vertical and angled strokes, never horizontal along the wood grain. By carving runes across or at an angle to the grain, none of the lines could be confused with the grain of the stick. Runes were also painted on stones. Many of the rune characters look very similar to the letters we use today. || ||

=**Fehu, Uruz, Thurisaz, Ansuz, Raidho, Kenaz ... a Viking's ABC.**=
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Learn more **[|here.]**
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to just 16 runes (the top row). This form is called the **Younger Futhork**. Learn more **[|here.]**
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J.R.R. Tolkien used this futhorc as the basis for the runes in his book, The Hobbit.
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Create your own Runic words [|here.] || Source: www.lore-and-saga.co.uk


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the Runes.
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the universe is supported,. Learn **[|more]**
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//Thyra his mother. The Harald who won for himself Denmark".//
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Relax from Rune work - Click on the boards below to play some Viking Games...

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Merrelles
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Alquerque
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Taabel
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Tablut
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Exploration under way...

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