Old Hungarian Script
OriginHungary
Earliest1000
TypeAlphabet
About Old Hungarian Script
Also called rovasiras or Hungarian runes. Carved into sticks and stone before the Latin alphabet arrived with Christianity. 42 letters including unique signs for sounds like ly. Survived in rural use into the 20th century. Popular in Hungarian heraldry and modern cultural symbolism.
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