runes
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How we put down our thoughts evolves, because that’s what a smart society does — after all, Egyptians don’t use hieroglyphics anymore, nor do Scandinavians use runes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 11, 2024
However, it soon transpired it was of a type familiar as a tourist keepsake from Iceland, and the runes were identified as a poem composed by a 20th-century Icelander.
From Slate ● Nov. 11, 2023
“Like the Russian pro-invasion Z, the infamous SS symbol used by the Nazi Schutzstaffel — two ancient runes that resemble lightning bolts—also stands for victory,” he wrote at the time.
From Washington Times ● May 20, 2023
With Fed policy meeting minutes due later in the day, the runes of what must have been a tense gathering of officials in the middle of the regional banking shock will be eyed closely.
From Reuters ● Apr. 12, 2023
I found Kilvin in his office, etching runes into a hemisphere of glass for another hanging lamp.
From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss
