Staveless runes
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staveless-runes-302-5095423
title:
Staveless runes
text:
Staveless runes were the climax of the simplification process in the evolution of runic alphabets that had started when the Elder Futhark was superseded by the Younger Futhark. In order to create the staveless runes, vertical marks were dropped from individual letters. The name "staveless" is not entirely accurate, since the i rune consists of a whole stave and the f, þ, k and the s runes consist of shortened main staves. Since their discovery on runestones at Hälsingland in the 17th century, st
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description:
Simplified symbols used in later runic alphabets
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Staveless_runes
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date modified:
2023-12-31T16:33:51Z
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