Germanic runic alphabets

GPTKB entity

Statements (54)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:writing_system
gptkbp:descendedFrom gptkb:Latin_alphabet
gptkb:Old_Italic_script
gptkbp:earliestKnownUse 2nd century CE
gptkbp:family Runic
gptkbp:hasLetter 16 (Younger Futhark)
24 (Elder Futhark)
up to 33 (Anglo-Saxon Futhorc)
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Germanic runic alphabets
gptkbp:includes gptkb:Anglo-Saxon_Futhorc
gptkb:Elder_Futhark
gptkb:Younger_Futhark
gptkbp:ISO15924 gptkb:Runr
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Gothic_alphabet
gptkb:Ogham
gptkbp:replacedBy gptkb:Latin_alphabet
gptkbp:unicodeBlock gptkb:Runic_(16A0–16FF)
gptkbp:usedBy gptkb:Norse_mythology
gptkbp:usedFor gptkb:jewelry
gptkb:monument
gptkb:poetry
epigraphy
inscriptions
legal documents
prose
coins
amulets
commemorative inscriptions
religious purposes
runes
wood carvings
weapons
stone carvings
everyday objects
metal objects
personal names
magical purposes
memorial inscriptions
ceramic objects
ownership marks
bone carvings
short messages
gptkbp:usedIn gptkb:British_Isles
gptkb:Scandinavia
gptkb:Continental_Europe
gptkbp:usedUntil gptkb:Middle_Ages
gptkbp:writingSystem left-to-right
right-to-left
boustrophedon
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Berkana
gptkb:Eiwaz
gptkb:Ingwaz
gptkb:Kaunan
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6