The History of English Podcast

Episode 25: Germanic Markings and the Runes

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May 28, 2013 1:55pm

36m

We explore the expansion of Germanic tribes into the Danube region where the Germans encounter the Etruscan alphabet.  The Germanic runes develop and provide the first opportunity for the Germanic tribes to write their own language.

TRANSCRIPT: EPISODE 25

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