tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Thu Feb 02 02:35:24 1995
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Re: Boustrophedon, Futhark
- From: [email protected] (Arden R. Smith)
- Subject: Re: Boustrophedon, Futhark
- Date: Thu, 2 Feb 1995 01:53:30 -0800
Anthony Appleyard writes:
>The futhark is the Germanic runic alphabet. It was always written left to
>right as far as I know.
Actually, a large proportion of runic inscriptions are written right to
left (almost half of the inscriptions in the Elder Futhark are), and a
substantial number are in boustrophedon, including that found on the Tune
Stone (0stfold, Norway, ca. 400 A.D.), one of the longest inscriptions in
the Elder Futhark.
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