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Runes: Elder Futhark Runes
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The runes were a writing system used in Northern Europe. They were usually carved into wood or stone, so they consist of mostly straight lines. There were several variations in different places and times. The older set, or Elder Futhark, consists of twenty-four letters. The Scandinavian folks gradually simplified the futhark (named after the first letters) to the sixteen runes in use by later Viking times. The Anglo-Saxons on the other hand, expanded the system to accommodate new sounds in the language.
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[One] large group are medieval runes, most commonly found on small objects, often wooden sticks. The largest concentration of runic inscriptions are the Bryggen inscriptions found in Bergen, more than 650 in total. Elder Futhark inscriptions number around 350, about 260 of which are from Scandinavia, of which about half are on bracteates. Anglo-Saxon Futhorc-inscriptions number around 100 items.
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During the 300 years the Elder Futhark was in use, several of its runes changed in appearance. For example, the s-rune, the e-rune, the j-rune and the ing-rune changed during this period.
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Your runes, words or phrases will be custom stamped in Elder Futhark Runes on the outside of the band or the inside of the band, of a 5mm (just under 1/4") wide 14k. yellow or white gold band. Please specify if you would like the runes on the outside or inside of the band.
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The runes developed comparatively late, centuries after the Mediterranean alphabets from which they are probably descended. There are some similarities to alphabets of Phoenician origin (Latin, Greek, Italic) that cannot possibly all be due to chance; an Old Italic alphabet, more particularly the Raetic alphabet of Bolzano, is often quoted as a candidate for the origin of the runes, with only five Elder Futhark runes (
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The ancients believed that runes possessed magical causative and predictive powers. Elder Futhark runes can be used as positive affirmations and can be worn as a talisman to attract them into the wearer's life. A silver or gold band worn on the finger, engraved with runes, words or phrases expressing that which you most desire can assist you greatly in attracting your goals and desires into your life.
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