INTRO / question about elder futhark

[Francisc Czobor]

Hi Gerhard,

The (pagan) Goths actually did use the elder Futhark: the are some 
short inscriptions left, for instance that on the necklace from the 
gold treasure of Pietroasa, Romania (atributed to Athanaric, 4th 
century).

Francisc

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wrote:
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> Hails
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> I´m male, 56 & write from Spain. I´m not an academic but rather 
interested in learning gothish for fun & practical reasons. At the 
moment, I´m still an absolute beginner. 
> Wolfgang Binnig in his book - Gotisches Elementarbuch  describes 
Wulfilla´s bible-gothish as a quiet unique event, because it 
represents for him, the first counsciently constructed monolithic 
language in man´s history. Obviously the gothic letters represents a 
fusion of mainly greek letters  with some runic symbols. 
> He refers later on to some researchers in the field of Rune-
studies, who think, that the Rune-alphabet of the old futhark 
respresented the older alphabet of the, by than still pagan Goths. 
> What are your opinions about it?
> 
> With warm greetings
> 
> Gerhard
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