Scandinavian languages, including Danish, Norwegian, Swedish, and Icelandic.
Scandinavia and Iceland
Medieval Runic letter Ár
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Medieval Runic letter Árᛆᛆᚱplenty
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Medieval Runic letter Bjǫrk
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Medieval Runic letter Bjǫrkᛒᛒᛁᚢᚱᚳbirch tree
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Medieval Runic letter C
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Medieval Runic letter D
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Medieval Runic letter Ð
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Medieval Runic letter E
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Medieval Runic letter Fé
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Medieval Runic letter Féᚠᚠᛁwealth
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Medieval Runic letter G
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Medieval Runic letter Hagall
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Medieval Runic letter Hagallᚼᚼᛆᚴᛆᛚᛚhail (precipitation)
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Medieval Runic letter Íss
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Medieval Runic letter Íssᛁᛁᛌᛌice
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Medieval Runic letter Kaun
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Medieval Runic letter Kaunᚴᚴᛆᚢᚿulcer
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Medieval Runic letter Lǫgr
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Medieval Runic letter Lǫgrᛚᛚᚢᚴᚱsea
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Medieval Runic letter Maðr
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Medieval Runic letter Maðrᛘᛘᛆᚦᚱman
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Medieval Runic letter Nauðr
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Medieval Runic letter Nauðrᚿᚿᛆᚢᚦᚱneed
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Medieval Runic letter Óss
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Medieval Runic letter Óssᚮᚮᛌᛌgod
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Medieval Runic letter P
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Medieval Runic letter Q
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Medieval Runic letter Reið
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Medieval Runic letter Reiðᚱᚱᛁᚦride
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Medieval Runic letter Sól
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Medieval Runic letter Sólᛌᛌᚢᛚsun
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Medieval Runic letter Týr
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Medieval Runic letter TýrᛐᛐᚢᚱThe god Týr
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Medieval Runic letter Thurs
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Medieval Runic letter Thursᚦᚦᚢᚱᛌgiant
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Medieval Runic letter Úr
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Medieval Runic letter Úrᚢᚢᚱrain
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Medieval Runic letter V
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Medieval Runic letter Ýr
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Medieval Runic letter Ýrᛦᛦᚱyew tree
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Medieval Runic letter Z
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Medieval Runic letter Æ
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Medieval Runic letter Ø
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Letter D |
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Letter G |
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Letter H |
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Letter M |
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Letter Z |
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Codex Runicus. 14 c. CE. Scania, formerly Denmark, modern day Sweden.
The oldest preserved copy of the Scanian Law and one of the few Runic parchment manuscripts. (English description - here)
| Writing Script | Head of ox | House plan | Throw stick | Nile tilapia | Man with arms raised | Pear shaped mace | Two diagonal strokes | Plan of rectangular enclosure | Heart and trachea | Arm with downward facing palm | Hand | Crook | Water ripple | Cobra | Reed column | Eye | Mouth | Rush with shoots | Cord on stick | Head | Bow | Crossed sticks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Logography
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Egyptian Hieroglyph Gardiner's Sign No. F1
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Egyptian Hieroglyph Gardiner's Sign No. F1𓃾Head of Ox
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Egyptian Hieroglyph Gardiner's Sign No. O1
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Egyptian Hieroglyph Gardiner's Sign No. O1𓉐House plan
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Egyptian Hieroglyph Gardiner's Sign No. T14
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Egyptian Hieroglyph Gardiner's Sign No. T14𓌙Throw stick
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Egyptian Hieroglyph Gardiner's Sign No. K1
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Egyptian Hieroglyph Gardiner's Sign No. K1𓆛Bulti fish
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Egyptian Hieroglyph Gardiner's Sign No. A28
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Egyptian Hieroglyph Gardiner's Sign No. A28𓀠Man with arms raised
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Egyptian Hieroglyph Gardiner's Sign No. T3
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Egyptian Hieroglyph Gardiner's Sign No. T3𓌉Pear shaped mace
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Egyptian Hieroglyph Gardiner's Sign No. Z4
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Egyptian Hieroglyph Gardiner's Sign No. Z4𓏭Two diagonal strokes
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Egyptian Hieroglyph Gardiner's Sign No. 06
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Egyptian Hieroglyph Gardiner's Sign No. O6𓉗Plan of rectangular enclosure
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Egyptian Hieroglyph Gardiner's Sign No. F35
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Egyptian Hieroglyph Gardiner's Sign No. F35𓄤Heart and windpipe
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Egyptian Hieroglyph Gardiner's Sign No. D42
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Egyptian Hieroglyph Gardiner's Sign No. D42𓂣Arm with downward facing palm
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Egyptian Hieroglyph Gardiner's Sign No. D46
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Egyptian Hieroglyph Gardiner's Sign No. D46𓂧Hand
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Egyptian Hieroglyph Gardiner's Sign No. S39
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Egyptian Hieroglyph Gardiner's Sign No. S39𓋿Crook
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Egyptian Hieroglyph Gardiner's Sign No. N35
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Egyptian Hieroglyph Gardiner's Sign No. N35𓈖Water ripple
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Egyptian Hieroglyph Gardiner's Sign No. I10
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Egyptian Hieroglyph Gardiner's Sign No. I10𓆓Cobra
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Egyptian Hieroglyph Gardiner's Sign No. R11
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Egyptian Hieroglyph Gardiner's Sign No. R11𓊽Reed column
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Egyptian Hieroglyph Gardiner's Sign No. D4
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Egyptian Hieroglyph Gardiner's Sign No. D4𓁹Eye
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Egyptian Hieroglyph Gardiner's Sign No. D21
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Egyptian Hieroglyph Gardiner's Sign No. D21𓂋Mouth
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Egyptian Hieroglyph Gardiner's Sign No. M22
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Egyptian Hieroglyph Gardiner's Sign No. M22𓇑Rush with roots
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Egyptian Hieroglyph Gardiner's Sign No. V24
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Egyptian Hieroglyph Gardiner's Sign No. V24𓎗Cord on stick
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Egyptian Hieroglyph Gardiner's Sign No. D1
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Egyptian Hieroglyph Gardiner's Sign No. D1𓁶Head
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Egyptian Hieroglyph Gardiner's Sign No. T9a
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Egyptian Hieroglyph Gardiner's Sign No. T9a𓌓Bow
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Egyptian Hieroglyph Gardiner's Sign No. Z9
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Egyptian Hieroglyph Gardiner's Sign No. Z9𓏴Crossed sticks
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| Long-branch Younger Futhark | Alphabet c. 8 c. CE |
Long-branch Younger Futhark letter Óss
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Long-branch Younger Futhark letter Óssᚬᚬᛋᛋgod
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Long-branch Younger Futhark letter Bjǫrk
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Long-branch Younger Futhark letter Bjǫrkᛒᛒᛁᚢᚱᚴbirch tree
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Long-branch Younger Futhark letter Kaun
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Long-branch Younger Futhark letter Kaunᚴᚴᛅᚢᚾulcer
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Long-branch Younger Futhark letter Ár
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Long-branch Younger Futhark letter Árᛅᛅᚱplenty
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Long-branch Younger Futhark letter Thurs
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Long-branch Younger Futhark letter Thursᚦᚦᚢᚱᛋgiant
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Long-branch Younger Futhark letter Fé
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Long-branch Younger Futhark letter Féᚠᚠᛁwealth
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Long-branch Younger Futhark letter Ýr
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Long-branch Younger Futhark letter Ýrᛦᛦᚱyew tree
Long-branch Younger Futhark letter Maðr
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Long-branch Younger Futhark letter Maðrᛘᛘᛅᚦᚱman
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Long-branch Younger Futhark letter Úr
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Long-branch Younger Futhark letter Úrᚢᚢᚱrain
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Long-branch Younger Futhark letter Hagall
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Long-branch Younger Futhark letter Hagallᚼᚼᛅᚴᛅᛚᛚhail (precipitation)
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Long-branch Younger Futhark letter Íss
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Long-branch Younger Futhark letter Íssᛁᛁᛋᛋice
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Long-branch Younger Futhark letter Lǫgr
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Long-branch Younger Futhark letter Lǫgrᛚᛚᚢᚴᚱsea
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Long-branch Younger Futhark letter Nauðr
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Long-branch Younger Futhark letter Nauðrᚾᚾᛅᚢᚦᚱneed
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Long-branch Younger Futhark letter Reið
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Long-branch Younger Futhark letter Reiðᚱᚱᛁᚦride
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Long-branch Younger Futhark letter Sól
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Long-branch Younger Futhark letter Sólᛋᛋᚢᛚsun
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Long-branch Younger Futhark letter Týr
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Long-branch Younger Futhark letter TýrᛏᛏᚢᚱThe god Týr
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| Short-twig Younger Futhark | Alphabet 9 c. CE - 11 c. CE |
Short-twig Younger Futhark letter Óss
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Short-twig Younger Futhark letter Óssᚭᚭᛌᛌgod
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Short-twig Younger Futhark letter Bjǫrk
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Short-twig Younger Futhark letter Bjǫrkᛓᛓᛁᚢᚱᚴbirch tree
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Short-twig Younger Futhark letter Kaun
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Short-twig Younger Futhark letter Kaunᚴᚴᛆᚢᚿulcer
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Short-twig Younger Futhark letter Ár
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Short-twig Younger Futhark letter Árᛆᛆᚱplenty
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Short-twig Younger Futhark letter Thurs
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Short-twig Younger Futhark letter Thursᚦᚦᚢᚱᛌgiant
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Short-twig Younger Futhark letter Fé
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Short-twig Younger Futhark letter Féᚠᚠᛁwealth
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Short-twig Younger Futhark letter Ýr
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Short-twig Younger Futhark letter Ýrᛧᛧᚱyew tree
Short-twig Younger Futhark letter Maðr
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Short-twig Younger Futhark letter Maðrᛙᛙᛆᚦᚱman
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Short-twig Younger Futhark letter Úr
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Short-twig Younger Futhark letter Úrᚢᚢᚱrain
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Short-twig Younger Futhark letter Hagall
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Short-twig Younger Futhark letter Hagallᚽᚽᛆᚴᛆᛚᛚhail (precipitation)
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Short-twig Younger Futhark letter Íss
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Short-twig Younger Futhark letter Íssᛁᛁᛌᛌice
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Short-twig Younger Futhark letter Lǫgr
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Short-twig Younger Futhark letter Lǫgrᛚᛚᚢᚴᚱsea
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Short-twig Younger Futhark letter Nauðr
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Short-twig Younger Futhark letter Nauðrᚿᚿᛆᚢᚦᚱneed
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Short-twig Younger Futhark letter Reið
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Short-twig Younger Futhark letter Reiðᚱᚱᛁᚦride
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Short-twig Younger Futhark letter Sól
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Short-twig Younger Futhark letter Sólᛌᛌᚢᛚsun
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Short-twig Younger Futhark letter Týr
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Short-twig Younger Futhark letter TýrᛐᛐᚢᚱThe god Týr
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| Medieval Runes | Alphabet 12 c. CE - 17 c. CE |
Medieval Runic letter Óss
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Medieval Runic letter Óssᚮᚮᛌᛌgod
Medieval Runic letter Ø
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Medieval Runic letter Bjǫrk
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Medieval Runic letter Bjǫrkᛒᛒᛁᚢᚱᚳbirch tree
Medieval Runic letter P
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Medieval Runic letter Kaun
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Medieval Runic letter Kaunᚴᚴᛆᚢᚿulcer
Medieval Runic letter Q
Medieval Runic letter G
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Medieval Runic letter Ár
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Medieval Runic letter Árᛆᛆᚱplenty
Medieval Runic letter Æ
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Medieval Runic letter Thurs
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Medieval Runic letter Thursᚦᚦᚢᚱᛌgiant
Medieval Runic letter Ð
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Medieval Runic letter Fé
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Medieval Runic letter Féᚠᚠᛁwealth
Medieval Runic letter V
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Medieval Runic letter Ýr
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Medieval Runic letter Ýrᛦᛦᚱyew tree
Medieval Runic letter Maðr
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Medieval Runic letter Maðrᛘᛘᛆᚦᚱman
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Medieval Runic letter Úr
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Medieval Runic letter Úrᚢᚢᚱrain
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Medieval Runic letter Hagall
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Medieval Runic letter Hagallᚼᚼᛆᚴᛆᛚᛚhail (precipitation)
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Medieval Runic letter Íss
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Medieval Runic letter Íssᛁᛁᛌᛌice
Medieval Runic letter E
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Medieval Runic letter Lǫgr
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Medieval Runic letter Lǫgrᛚᛚᚢᚴᚱsea
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Medieval Runic letter Nauðr
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Medieval Runic letter Nauðrᚿᚿᛆᚢᚦᚱneed
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Medieval Runic letter Reið
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Medieval Runic letter Reiðᚱᚱᛁᚦride
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Medieval Runic letter Sól
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Medieval Runic letter Sólᛌᛌᚢᛚsun
Medieval Runic letter C
Medieval Runic letter Z
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Medieval Runic letter Týr
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Medieval Runic letter TýrᛐᛐᚢᚱThe god Týr
Medieval Runic letter D
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| Dalecarlian runes (Child) | Alphabet 16 c. CE - 19 c. CE |
Early Dalecarlian Runic letter Års
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Early Dalecarlian Runic letter ÅrsᚯᚯRᛌ
Late Dalecarlian Runic letter Års
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Late Dalecarlian Runic letter ÅrsᚼᚼRᛁ
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Early Dalecarlian Runic letter Birkä
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Early Dalecarlian Runic letter BirkäBBᛁᚱᚴᚯ
Late Dalecarlian Runic letter Birkä
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Late Dalecarlian Runic letter BirkäBBᛁRᚴᚼbirch tree
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Early Dalecarlian Runic letter Kan
Late Dalecarlian Runic letter Kan
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Late Dalecarlian Runic letter Kanᚴᚴᚷᚳ
Early Dalecarlian Runic letter Gir
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Early Dalecarlian Runic letter Gir
Late Dalecarlian Runic letter Gir
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Late Dalecarlian Runic letter Gir
Late Dalecarlian Runic letter Knäsol
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Late Dalecarlian Runic letter KnäsolCCᚳᚷᛁᛰL
Late Dalecarlian Runic letter Qua
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Early Dalecarlian Runic letter Ar
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Early Dalecarlian Runic letter Arᛅᛅᚱ
Late Dalecarlian Runic letter Ar
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Late Dalecarlian Runic letter Arᚷᚷᚱ
Early Dalecarlian Runic letter Er
Late Dalecarlian Runic letter Er
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Late Dalecarlian Runic letter Erᛆᛆᚱ
Early Dalecarlian Runic letter Halfårs
Late Dalecarlian Runic letter Halfårs
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Late Dalecarlian Runic letter HalfårsᚯᚼᚷLᚨᚼRᛁ
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Early Dalecarlian Runic letter Dors
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Early Dalecarlian Runic letter DorsDDᛰRᛌ
Late Dalecarlian Runic letter Dors
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Late Dalecarlian Runic letter DorsᚦᚦᛰRᛁ
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Early Dalecarlian Runic letter Fir
Late Dalecarlian Runic letter Fir
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Late Dalecarlian Runic letter FirᚨᚨᛁR
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Early Dalecarlian Runic letter Helårs
Early Dalecarlian Runic letter Madhär
Late Dalecarlian Runic letter Madhär
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Late Dalecarlian Runic letter Madhärᛘ
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Early Dalecarlian Runic letter Ur
Late Dalecarlian Runic letter Ur
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Early Dalecarlian Runic letter Hagal
Late Dalecarlian Runic letter Hagall
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Early Dalecarlian Runic letter Is
Late Dalecarlian Runic letter Is
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Late Dalecarlian Runic letter Isᛁᛁᛁ
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Early Dalecarlian Runic letter Lagh
Late Dalecarlian Runic letter Lagh
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Early Dalecarlian Runic letter Nådh
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Early Dalecarlian Runic letter NådhᚿᚿᚯDR
Late Dalecarlian Runic letter Nådh
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Late Dalecarlian Runic letter NådhᚿᚿᚼᚦR
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Late Dalecarlian Runic letter Helårs
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Late Dalecarlian Runic letter HelårsÖᚼᛆLᚼRᛁ
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Early Dalecarlian Runic letter Re
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Early Dalecarlian Runic letter ReRRᛆ
Late Dalecarlian Runic letter Re
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Early Dalecarlian Runic letter Knäsol
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Early Dalecarlian Runic letter Knäsolᛋᛋᚳᚯᛌᛰᛚ
Early Dalecarlian Runic letter Sol
Late Dalecarlian Runic letter Sol
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Early Dalecarlian Runic letter SolᛁᛁᛰL
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Early Dalecarlian Runic letter Tir
Late Dalecarlian Runic letter Tir
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Late Dalecarlian Runic letter TirTTᛁR
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