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Anthropology

yonder

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2. Runes are not unlike the Ogham scripts used in Old Irish/Pictish

Reply to Judi Lynn (Original post)

Tue Apr 4, 2023, 07:56 PM

Apr 2023

There are many different symbol types such as tree Ogham, bird Ogham, etc. and carved into stones some of which still standing and found in Ireland, Scotland, Wales.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ogham

Examples of trees used in that Ogham include Oak, Rowan, Hawthorn, Yew, etc.

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ANCIENT RUNES EXPLAINED (AND HOW THEY INFLUENCED THE LORD OF THE RINGS) [View all] Judi Lynn Apr 2023 OP

Thank you for sharing this fascinating information. niyad Apr 2023 #1

Runes are not unlike the Ogham scripts used in Old Irish/Pictish yonder Apr 2023 #2