The Ancient Runes

The ancient world had many different forms of writing. Futhark or futhorc, Egyptian hieroglyphs, Aztec, cuneiform, Coptic, Arabic, Zapotec and Nagari are all different types of writing used by ancient peoples but the types of writing I mentioned are only a small part of all the writings in the world. At the moment I would like to focus on one form of writing, the futhark/futhorc also the runic alphabet.
The Futhark

The futhark/futhorc is usually thought of as a mystical writing. The futhark was used by Germanic groups while the futhorc was developed from the futhark by the Anglo-Saxons. These two runic forms of writing are very similar; one difference being that the futhark has 24 letters (symbols) while the futhorc has 33. The name futhark came from the first six letters of the futhark alphabet. The name futhorc also came from the first six letters of the futhorc runic

alphabet, which is shown in the diagram here.

The Futhorc

The earliest runic inscriptions that have survived to today are dated back to 200 CE, and were written on rock, wood as well as metal. As the years went by, the futhark changed to suit the language it was going to write for. This form of writing was quite successful but began to decline when the Latin alphabet became more popular.

I got my information from Tolkien and Runes and Ancient Scripts