what are runes
Runes (Proto-Norse: á±á¢á¾á (runo), Old Norse: run) rÃºn are the letters in a set of related alphabets known as runic, alphabets which were used to write Various germanic languages before the adoption of The latin alphabet and for specialised purposes. thereafterhe Elder Futhark, used for writing Proto-Norse, consists of 24 runes that often are arranged in three groups of eight; each group is referred to as an Ãtt. Ã¦tt the earliest known sequential listing of the full set of 24 runes dates to APPROXIMATELY ce 400 and is found on The Kylver stone In, Gotland. sweden