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where did most of the english language come from
English has its roots in the languages of the Germanic peoples of northern Europe.
were runes used to write english
Old English was first written in runes, using the futhorc, a rune set derived from the Germanic 24 character elder futhark

Question: what is the most famous work in the language
Self-contained rewrite: what is the most famous work in old english