File:Origin of the Runes

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Runes were letters in a related group of alphabets used to write early Germanic languages (including Old Norse and Old English). In this exploration of alphabet history, we look at the huge variety of languages and alphabets in ancient Europe that make the question of the runes' origin so fascinating and complicated.

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