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 ...

The runic alphabet, or Futhark, gets its name from its first six sounds (f, u, th, a, r, k), much like the word 'alphabet' derives from the first two letters of the Greek alphabet, alpha and beta.

A runestone is a large stone carved with runic inscriptions — usually in the early Germanic alphabet known as the futhark.

The uppercase and lowercase versions of the letter Wynn. | Szomjasrágó, Wikimedia Commons // CC0 1.0 Another holdover from the Futhorc runic alphabet, wynn was adapted to the Latin alphabet ...

For example, in an early runic system called the Elder Futhark, the rune that corresponds to the letter S also means “sun”. It is generally possible to translate runes into modern languages.

It contains the first three letters of the runic alphabet – “f,” “u” and “th” – on one of its sides, according to the museum. The stone features "unexpected" inscriptions.