Runic languages of the ancient Germans



The Language of the Ancient Germans (Goths)

The languages of the Germans are the basis for many languages that still stand today. The language that started it all was the elder runic language that began around 200 AD and fell in 600 AD with the rise of Christianity (and consequently Latin, along with the development of more modern runes) in the Gothic state. the runes were often used in religious, magic, and medicine writings as well as writings on tombs. Norse-mythology.com says that the names of each of the runes "hinted at their magic meanings". The alphabet itself is named "Futhark" off of the first six letters of the runes. The name rune is taken from the Norwegian  word rûn that can be translated as "ritual" or "mystery". These later came to be the basis of arcane circles, a magic ring used for casting spells, within modern video games such as World of Warcraft. The shape of the runes themselves were developed because it was hard to carve round figures into wood and stone. Many of the basic shapes were influenced by the Greek and Roman alphabets.(Josh Harris and Faith Vandenberg)

Want to learn more? Try theses sites.
Rune Converter (convert anything into the rune language!)

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