The Latin, or Roman, alphabet was originally adapted from the Etruscan alphabet during the 7th century BC to write Latin. Since then it has had many different forms, and been adapted to write many...
Medieval (Latinised) FutharkAfter the arrival of Christianity in Scandinavia, the Runic alphabet was Latinised and was used occasionally, mainly for decoration, until 1850.This version is the latin runic script version.
The Younger Futhark, also called Scandinavian runes, is a runic alphabet and a reduced form of the Elder Futhark, with only 16 characters, in use from about the 9th century, after a “transitional period”...
THE NORWEGIAN RUNESThe oldest runes discovered in Norway date from 400 AD. They were based upon the 24 – rune Elder Futhark of Germanic origin. Two of the runes in the Elder Futhark, Pertra...
THE DANISH RUNESPrior to 500 AD the 24-rune Elder Futhark was used in Denmark. From 500 AD to 800 AD there were many transitional futharks, reflecting a change from the 24-rune Futhark to the...
Sweden Gothenburg FutharkIn Sweden you have another set called the Bohuslän runes, which are used specifically in the west coast area (Bohuslän) north of (and including) Gothenburg city (my hometown, incidentally). Interestingly, this is...