The runic alphabet, or Futhark, gets its name from its first six sounds (f, u, th, a, r, k), much like the word 'alphabet' derives from the first two letters of the Greek alphabet, alpha and beta.

Runes Found on Seventh-Century Cow Bone Could Change Slavic History The Germanic writing suggests Slavs used an alphabet more than 200 years earlier than previously believed ...

Runes are thought to have developed after a first contact with ancient Romans. It's not clear when the runic alphabet — called the futhark, ...

“Runestones with runes from the older futhark (the runic alphabet) are very rarely found in dateable, archaeological contexts and we understood that this had the potential to give us new ...

The Swedish runic calendar or almanac is a medieval invention, based on the nineteen year long metonic cycle of the moon. The runic calendars had a revival in the eighteenth century, as seen here in ...

The thorn was from the Anglo-Saxon runic alphabet, and it presented itself in English after the Anglo-Saxons invaded the British Isles. Here's where things may start to sound familiar.

Way back when, "runes" were actually just an alphabet. The earliest runic alphabet is thought to be modelled after the Latin alphabet, and it most likely first appeared in southern Europe among ...