We take a look at the history of runes and their connection to early alphabets and Germanic culture. Then we take a trip back to the Phoenician and Egyptian origins of the modern English alphabet, and talk about some of the earliest examples of Greek writing, in inscriptions, epic poetry, and myth. Also, introducing Lyceum, a new platform for educational podcasting!
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The “Screaming Viking” cocktail
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NativLang’s video Muslim Vikings & Magic Letters: The Odd History of Runes pt 1
Images of English Runes
The story of Hyacinth (see under “Larkspur”) and images of possible “Ai Ai” flowers
“THE TEXT: Signs of Writing in Homer.” Homer: The Poetry of the Past, by ANDREW FORD, Cornell University Press, Ithaca; London, 1992, pp. 131–171. JSTOR.
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