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| The Futhark Alphabet |
| Copyright Audrey Fletcher Adelaide, South Australia 2000 - 2008 |
| The Futhark Alphabet is named after its apparent first six letters F U Th A R K There are 24 glyphs in the Futhark Alphabet, which are equally divided into three sets of eight. Each set is called an "Aett". Significantly "Aett" is pronounced "Eight". The names of the three Aetts are: Frey's Aett, Hagall's Aett and Tyr's Aett. These are determined by the first letter at the left-hand side of each row ... F H T Clearly Hagall is the Second Aett but which is the First Aett? Based on our own experience of writing from left to right and from top to bottom, there is a tendency to assume that Frey's Aett is the First Aett. However, taking into account the Runic secret meaning of the alphabet, I would suggest that the "letters" are meant to be read from right to left and from bottom to top. This would mean that Tyr's Aett is the First Aett, Hagall's Aett is the Second Aett and Frey's Aett is the Third Aett. Applying this reasoning the First Aett begins with the word "Odin", the father of the gods. A much more logical choice than Futhark. The Second Aett begins with Sowilo, the Sun. The Third Aett begins with Wunjo, the Standard of the gods. We have just taken the first step in deciphering the Runic or secret meaning of the Futhark Alphabet. |
| The "Runic" Alphabet and the "Futhark" Alphabet are one and the same. The difference in terminology is due to dissimilar interpretations of the writing system. Inherent in the "Runic" Alphabet are "Secret Meanings" ... the word "Rune" being derived from "Run" (pronounced roon), an Anglo-Saxon word meaning "Secret" or "Mystery". In contrast, the "Futhark" Alphabet is merely a means of conveying letters and sounds. |
The Futhark Alphabet: letters represented |
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| The Futhark Alphabet: sounds represented |
| These are the sounds of the letters used when a person is learning to read and write. Remember your own early school days? "a" as in "ant" "b" as in "bat" "c" as in "cat" and so on ... This lower case alphabet, the sound alphabet, is always learned first. The upper case alphabet, the capital letters and their assigned names, is learned when the student is proficient in using the lower case. The sounds represented by the Futhark Alphabet are direct descendents of the Hieroglyphs of the Ancient Egyptians. |
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| Thoth Ancient Egyptian God of Writing |
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