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Selmo · 05-27-2003, 03:12 AM

Templeton asked about the runes in The Hobbit.
They're not the Angerthas runes.
In The Hobbit Tolkien used the runes that were used in North-west Europe before the introduction of the Latin script.

Selmo.

05-27-2003, 03:12 AM	#4
Selmo Shade of Carn Dûm Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: The Shire (Staffordshire), United Kingdom Posts: 273	Templeton asked about the runes in The Hobbit. They're not the Angerthas runes. In The Hobbit Tolkien used the runes that were used in North-west Europe before the introduction of the Latin script. Selmo.