Reverend Godhi Agnarsson

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The written Runic alphabet.

By written Runic alphabet I am not writing about those little jagged lines used for ease of rock carving that so many people are fond of writing these days.

What I am writing about is a *flowing* script... no more 90 degree angles and carpal tunnel... do you honestly believe that if the ancients had paper they would be writing on it the same way they would carve stone?

Of course, there is no right or wrong, this is based on individual style and handwriting, although there a few guidelines. Here is the alphabet in Roman order...

A. This letter is made up of 2 strokes. 1. starting at the top of the verticle line, draw a line from top to bottom, lift. 2. starting on the *right* draw a horizontal line to the left, after you cross the verticle line, bring the stroke back (without lifting this line is continuous) and bring the stroke in a *downward* curve, lift.

B. This letter is similar to the Roman letter B, although there is slight difference, there is one continuous stroke. Starting at the bottom of the verticle line, draw a verticle line from *bottom to top*, do not lift... now continue to the desired result ending roughly where you started, lift.

C. This letter should be substituted with either K or S.

D. This letter looks more difficult than it is. The writing instrument, again does not lift from the medium, starting at the bottom of the left verticle line, draw a verticle line *from bottom to top*, continue the stroke down and to the right until you reach roughly the same level that you started, now without lifting the instument, bring the line up to the point of your desired result and bring it back down and to the left to the the area of your starting point, lift.

E. This letter starts at the bottom left, draw a verticle line from *bottom to top* then, without lifting the instrument, bring the line down and to the right, then up and to the right, then down to the desired ending point, lift.

F. This letter is made up of 2 strokes. 1. starting at the top of the verticle line, draw a line from top to bottom, lift. 2. starting on the *right* draw a horizontal line to the left, after you cross the verticle line, bring the stroke back (without lifting this line is continuous) and bring the stroke in a *upward* curve, lift.

G. This letter is made up of 2 strokes. This is similar to the Roman X.

H. This letter is more difficult than the others and is made up of 2 strokes. This letter starts at the top of the first verticle stroke. 1. draw a line from *top to bottom*, lift. 2. bring your writing instrument to the left side of the line, just under halfway. From this point draw a line downward and to the right until you reach the area level to the bottom of the first line, then bring this stroke up vertically until you reach the area level to the top of the first line, lift.

I. This letter is the easiest of the letters. A single stroke starting at the top and ending at the bottom, lift.

J. This letter is a single stoke. Start the stroke by drawing a line down and to the right, then continue from the right bringing the stroke to the left, then bring the stroke back down and to the right, lift.

K. This letter is a single stroke. Start the stroke by drawing the line down and to the left, then continue from the left and bring it down and to the right. These two should be roughly the same length, lift.

L. This letter is a single stroke. Start the stroke by drawing a line up and to the left, then continue the stroke down vertically until it is several times the length of the other area, lift.

M. This is the most difficult of the letters. Here are several pictures ADD

N. This letter is made up of 2 strokes. 1. start at the top point and draw a verticle line down, lift. 2. somewhere between the middle and the bottom of the first line, draw a line down and to the right from left to right, this line should be of equal size on each side of the verticle line, lift.

O. This is a single stroke. At the bottom draw your line up and to the right curving back to the left as you reach the top, then continue the line back down and to the left, then continue to the right and down to the bottom crossing the line, lift.

P. This letter is a single stroke. Starting at the top right area, draw a curving line down and to the left, then back up continueing to the left, then draw the line down vertically to the bottom point and continue with an upward curve to the right flowing back down and to the right, lift.

Q. This letter should be substituted with KW.

R. This letter is made up of 2 strokes. 1. starting at the top, draw a vertical line downward, lift. 2. return to the top of the first line and draw a line downward and to the right, curve this back downward and to the left back to the first line, continue the stroke from that point downward and to the right, lift.

S. This letter should be a fluid movement starting at the top area and flowing down and to the left, then down and to the right, and then down and toward the left, lift.

T. This letter is made up of 2 strokes. 1. starting at the top point draw a line vertically from top to bottom, lift. 2. from the middle of the left side of the first line begin the next stroke, start by curving the line upwards and to the right, once the vertical line is crossed curve the line downwards and continue to the right until you reach the point level with the begining of the stroke, lift.

X. This letter should be substituted with KS.

Þ.

ING.

IE.

final R.

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