Runic
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THE RUNIC WRITING EXERCISES THE PROFESSOR"Undoubtedly it is Runic," said the Professor, bending his brows; "but there is a secret in it, and I mean to discover the key."
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Found in graves, bogs, and sites of ancient settlements, many of these objects are inscribed with messages in Old Norse written in
runic
letters.
There was no standard spelling, they wrote the individual
runic
letters by pronouncing the sounds of their regional accents.
Some of these inscriptions also bore the influence of other cultures the Vikings interacted with— the
runic
inscription “love conquers all,” for example, is originally a Latin phrase from the poet Virgil.
Norse poetry tells of
runic
spells, cast to ensure calm seas, safe childbirth and triumphant battles.
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