Monthly Archives: October 2011

Old Hungarian — 600? AD, Hungary

Posted on October 29, 2011 by ducky

Hungary, despite being solidly in Europe, has had a long history of trade with and conquest by Central Asian peoples.  It is not entirely clear where Hungarians came from — or more specifically, where the people who brought the Hungarian … Continue reading →

Posted in Alphabet, now ceremonial, probably first in its area, Rating: 3 "I did not know that" | 2 Comments

Orkhon — ~700 AD, Mongolia

Posted on October 11, 2011 by ducky

Orkhon is also called Old Turkic or Göktürk script.  It was used mostly in Mongolia and Western China, but there are dialects that were used in Siberia (Yenisei) and Kazakstan. Orkhon is sometimes called Turkic Runes because of  their angular … Continue reading →

Posted in Abjad, Rating: 4 "Huh, interesting!" | 2 Comments

Younger Futhark — 800 AD, Scandinavia

Posted on October 10, 2011 by ducky

Elder Futhark evolved into Younger Futhark, with the transition happening between 650 AD and 800 AD.  Younger Futhark was most different from Elder Futhark in the number of characters: Younger Futhark had only two-thirds as many letters as Elder Futhark.  … Continue reading →

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Elder Futhark — 160 AD, Denmark

Posted on October 9, 2011 by ducky

Elder Futhark, an early runic script, was definitely used in 160AD in Denmark.  Based on linguistic clues, some people think that it is much older. One of the clues cited is that it is written both left-to-right and right-to-left, like … Continue reading →

Posted in Alphabet, first in its area, Rating: 4 "Huh, interesting!", technology influenced | 3 Comments