Runic script

ancient Germanic writing system
Thing natural_writing_system Q82996
Runic script
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Runic script

Summary

Runic script is a natural writing system[1]. It draws 209 Wikipedia views per month (natural_writing_system category, ranking #4 of 38).[2]

Key Facts

  • Runic script is the creator of Odin[3].
  • Runic script's instance of is recorded as natural writing system[4].
  • Runic script's based on is recorded as Old Italic[5].
  • Runic script's based on is recorded as Latin alphabet[6].
  • Runic script is a type of alphabetic writing system[7].
  • Runic script's Commons category is recorded as Runic writing[8].
  • Runic script's language of work or name is recorded as Old Norse[9].
  • Runic script's language of work or name is recorded as Old English[10].
  • Runic script's language of work or name is recorded as Old Icelandic[11].
  • Runic script's language of work or name is recorded as Swedish[12].
  • Runic script's language of work or name is recorded as Germanic languages[13].
  • Runic script comprises rune letter[14].
  • 300 marks the founding of Runic script[15].
  • Runic script's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Runes[16].
  • Runic script's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Runiform scripts[17].
  • Runic script's Commons gallery is recorded as Runes[18].
  • Runic script's described by source is recorded as Infernal Dictionary, 6th ed.[19].
  • Runic script's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia[20].
  • Runic script's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[21].
  • Runic script's described by source is recorded as Q105336459[22].
  • Runic script's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[23].
  • Runic script's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[24].
  • Runic script's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[25].
  • Runic script's described by source is recorded as Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary[26].
  • Runic script's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 10[27].

Body

Definition and Type

Runic script's instance of is recorded as natural writing system[4]. It is a type of alphabetic writing system[7].

Origins

300 marks the founding of Runic script[15].

Use and Application

Runic script comprises rune letter[14].

Influence

Things named for Runic script include Cirth[28], a fictional writing system[29], founded in 1930[30].

Why It Matters

Runic script draws 209 Wikipedia views per month (natural_writing_system category, ranking #4 of 38).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[31] It is known by 120 alternative names across languages and contexts.[32]

Entities named for it include Cirth[28], a fictional writing system[29], founded in 1930[30].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . Cassell's Dictionary of Norse Myth & Legend (2002 edition). wikidata.org.
  4. [3] ↑ . Cassell's Dictionary of Norse Myth & Legend (2002 edition). wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . The Cambridge Encyclopedia of Language. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . The Cambridge Encyclopedia of Language. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . app.raa.se. app.raa.se. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [31] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [32] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 2d ago · Setkey · 2026-10-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['af', 'als', 'ang', 'ar', 'ast', 'az', 'ba', 'bar', 'be', 'bg', 'br', 'bs', 'ca
    Great norwegian encyclopedia id → runer
    Claims rich → —
    Name → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P4342]]: runer"
  2. 15w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14541 → 3BpAuz
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/37444|batch #37444]]: Encyclopedia of China (Third Edition) ID (2026) ([[Property:P14541]]) 2"
  3. 16w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id → 0201089-runy
    Creator → Odin
    Script directionality → left-to-right, boustrophedon, bi-directional text
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P9322]]: 0201089-runy, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259497|batch #259497]]"
  4. 18w ago · Valtaisa varpunen · 2026-05-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Based on → Old Italic, Latin alphabet
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P144]]: [[Q41670]]"
  5. 19w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Local thumb → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|6 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 6218, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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