Runes are often mistakenly thought to be a semimagical system of signs used for divination and ritual, but nothing could be further from the truth. Look at the real history of the Runic alphabet "also known as the Futhark" as a case study for why writing systems rise and fall
Analysis
History - Ancient
History - Modern
Literature
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Title from title frames
In Process Record
Performer
Features: Marc Zender Tulane University
Event
Originally produced by The Teaching Company/The Great Courses in 2013