The Anglo-Saxon Runes

by Beryl Mary Mercer

Other authorsTricia Bramwell (Illustrator)
Pamphlet, 1983

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Available

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Publication

Amber Mount Hawke, Truro, Cornwall: Phoenix Runes

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While called "The Anglo-Saxon Runes," the booklet only references the 24 runes of the Elder Futhark, not the larger Anglo-Saxon Runic alphabet, which was expanded to include A-S sound shifts. Eaach rune represented IS named by the Anglo-Saxon name, however. In the instances in which the A-S runes
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were formed differently than the Elder Futhark, the booklet follows the forms of the later A-S runes.
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Language

Original language

English
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