Слайд 2The earliest written records of English are inscriptions on hard material made
in a special alphabet known as the RUNES
Слайд 4[θ] and [ð] was called “thorn” and could stand for OE þorn
(NE thorn)
Слайд 5Stood for [w] and [f] were called wynn ‘joy’ and feoh ‘cattle’
(NE fee)
Слайд 6In some inscriptions the runes were found arranged in a fixed order
making a sort of alphabet. After the first six letters this alphabet is called futhark
Слайд 7The two best known runic
inscriptions in England are
the earliest extant
OE written records
Слайд 8The Casket is a small box
made of whale bone
Augustus
Wollaston
Franks
Слайд 9The Ruthwell Cross is a 15ft tall stone cross inscribed and ornamented
on all sides
Слайд 11The Franks Casket
was discovered in the early
ages of … century???