History - Ancient History in depth: Viking Quest. Primary History - Vikings. West Mucking - Anglo Saxon Village. Primary History - Anglo-Saxons. See You See Me - Vikings. Write Your Name in Runes. Write Your Name in Runes The runic alphabet, or Futhark, gets its name from its first six letters (f, u, th, a, r, k), much like the word "alphabet" derives from the first two letters of the Greek alphabet, alpha and beta.
Each rune not only represents a phonetic sound but also has its own distinct meaning often connected with Norse mythology. Scholars believe that early Germanic and Scandinavian peoples used the runes originally as a means of communication and only later for magical purposes. Fehu.