viking runes

Today I am going to write about viking runes.

What are runes?

runes are very old letters that where used by vikings and saxons.

What is the futhark?

The Futhark is the rune alphabet named after its first six letters. The original futhark was 16 runes long but near the end of the viking era it was updated to 24 runes.

Where where runes used?

Runes where mainly used on stone, wood, and bone. Runes where also used on everyday items like combs to note who they belonged to and gravestones to help the dead get to Valhalla easily and peacefully.

How long where runes used?

Runes where used from the 2nd century until thee middle ages when they where replaced by latin.