Futhark runes

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dewi

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May 26, 2015
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Does anyone understand how to translate English into Futhark runes?

Apart from 26 characters reduced to 24, some of the runes are double lettered... little bit confusing.

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forestwalker

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boatman

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Nice programme, thanks. I have just bought a copy of the futhark seax. Found in the Thames it has the runic "alphabet" on the blade.

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Dreadhead

Bushcrafter through and through
Aye there are various runic alphabets from different time periods and regions. I use Futhark the most as it is the more generic that people identify with. I have a rune punch set from leprevo but the translations on the back are wrong (at least to my knowledge). Here is a basic wee guide. Remember it was an alphabet for the scandinavian/germanic tongue so W and V are the same, and C and K are the same. Some symbols represent a single sound that we create with a combination of two letters.

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dewi

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Blimey... plenty of info to get my teeth into... thank you all :D

I'm planning on one or two items to use it for at the moment, but if they look good, I might make more.

I've got some reading to do :D
 

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