Dalecarlian runes

Dalecarlian runes
Dalecarlian runes;
	Dalecarlian runic inscription from A.D. 1635
Script type	alphabet
Time period	16th to 20th centuries
Languages	North Germanic languages
Related scripts
Parent systems	Egyptian hieroglyphs Proto-Sinaitic script Phoenician alphabet Greek alphabet Old Italic alphabets Elder Futhark Younger Futhark Medieval runes Dalecarlian runes; ; ; ; ; ; ; ;

The Dalecarlian runes, or dalrunes, was a late version of the runic script that was in use in the Swedish province of Dalarna until the 20th century. The province has consequently been called the "last stronghold of the Germanic script".

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