Thursday, September 22, 2011

Reading and Writing Using Runes

OwenS world (Owen’s World)

Welkum tu comenerI in runic script (Welcome to comments in runic script)

Praktis Ior run skils bI kumiN bak aftun tu rid itsh nu post (Practice your rune skills by coming back often to read each new post)

Ter ar mani difurent runic sistumz (There are many different runic systems)

Tu sistum Tat I am IuziN iz an adaptashun uf eldur fuTark az Iuzd bI Tu nors and Tu limiteshunz uf Tu tIp font Tat I haW tU work wiT (The system that I am using is an adaptation of Elder Futhark as used by the Norse and the limitations of the type font that I have to work with)

Ter ar mane opiniunz on speliN wen rItiN madurn ENlish in entshun runz and mI opinion iz just wun mor (There are many opinions on spelling and writing modern English in ancient runes and my opinion is just one more)

Tu pipl Tat gaw us runz also miksd up speliN and stIlz (The people that gave us runes also mixed up spelling and styles)

So tek it al wiT e gren uf salt and I wil eksplen mI meTudz az wi go alaN (So take it all with a grain of salt and I will explain my methods as we go along)

Run uf Tu de (Rune of the Day)

i (Is – pronounced “ees”) used for the short i (as in “sit”) and the long e (as in “tree”).  The Norse word translates into the modern English word “ice” and the many connotations that accompany ice.




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