Post by MASTIPHAL on Feb 22, 2007 21:36:28 GMT -5
[glow=blue,2,300]Origin:
Gothic was originally written with a Runic alphabet about which little is known. One theory of the origins of Runes is that they were invented by the Goths, but this is impossible to prove as very few inscriptions of writing in Gothic runes survive.
The Gothic alphabet was invented around middle the 4th century AD by Bishop Wulfila (311-383 AD), the religious leader of the Visigoths, to provide his people with a written language and a means of reading his translation of the Bible. It is based on the Greek alphabet, with some extra letters from the Latin and Runic alphabets.
Used to write:
Gothic, an extinct East Germanic language which was spoken in parts of the Crimea up until the 17th century.
The Goths were divided into two main tribes: the Ostrogothi or Greutungi (dune-dwellers) and the Visigothi or Tervingi (steppe-dwellers). Related tribes included the Burgundians and the Vandals.
Gothic alphabet[/glow]
[glow=blue,2,300]There are no separate numerals, but each letter has a numeric value.
Sample text in Gothic (The Lord's Prayer)[/glow]
[glow=blue,2,300]PLEASE SHARE ANY OTHER INFO YOU HAVE ON THIS AND SHARE YOUR WORK AS WELL![/glow]
Gothic was originally written with a Runic alphabet about which little is known. One theory of the origins of Runes is that they were invented by the Goths, but this is impossible to prove as very few inscriptions of writing in Gothic runes survive.
The Gothic alphabet was invented around middle the 4th century AD by Bishop Wulfila (311-383 AD), the religious leader of the Visigoths, to provide his people with a written language and a means of reading his translation of the Bible. It is based on the Greek alphabet, with some extra letters from the Latin and Runic alphabets.
Used to write:
Gothic, an extinct East Germanic language which was spoken in parts of the Crimea up until the 17th century.
The Goths were divided into two main tribes: the Ostrogothi or Greutungi (dune-dwellers) and the Visigothi or Tervingi (steppe-dwellers). Related tribes included the Burgundians and the Vandals.
Gothic alphabet[/glow]
[glow=blue,2,300]There are no separate numerals, but each letter has a numeric value.
Sample text in Gothic (The Lord's Prayer)[/glow]
[glow=blue,2,300]PLEASE SHARE ANY OTHER INFO YOU HAVE ON THIS AND SHARE YOUR WORK AS WELL![/glow]
