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Elder Futhark

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Elder Futhark .mw-parser-output .nobold{font-weight:normal} Type Alphabet Languages Proto-Germanic, Proto-Norse, Gothic, Alamannic, Old High German Time period 2nd to 8th centuries Parent systems Phoenician alphabet Greek alphabet (Cumae variant) Old Italic alphabet? Elder Futhark Child systems Younger Futhark, Anglo-Saxon futhorc This article contains IPA phonetic symbols. Without proper rendering support, you may see question marks, boxes, or other symbols instead of Unicode characters. For an introductory guide on IPA symbols, see Help:IPA. This article contains runic characters. Without proper rendering support, you may see question marks, boxes, or other symbols instead of runes. Distribution of pre-6th century Elder Futhark finds The Elder Futhark , Elder Fuþark , Older Futhark , Old Futhark or Germanic Futhark is the oldest form of the runic alphabets. It was a writing system used by Germanic tribes for Northwe...