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It's been a busy week across the north of Europe so just in time for some weekend reading, here's a taste of our @euronews reporting of some pretty fascinating stories you might not have seen elsewhere:
🇩🇰 Starting with the general election in #Denmark, won by incumbent PM Mette Frederiksen who leads a left-wing bloc of parties:
euronews.com/my-europe/2022…
euronews.com/my-europe/2022…
🇩🇰 And what did we learn in the aftermath of the vote? I took a look at 5⃣ takeaways: from would-be kingmakers, to the ups & downs of the far-right and the outsize influence of 🇬🇱 #Greenland and 🇫🇴 #Faroes
euronews.com/my-europe/2022…
euronews.com/my-europe/2022…
In the early part of the first millennium CE, the #IndoEuropean language known as Proto-#Germanic diverged into an East branch (which included #Gothic) and a Northwest branch.
Northwest then split into West and North branches when Proto-#Norse developed in #Scandinavia.
Northwest then split into West and North branches when Proto-#Norse developed in #Scandinavia.
Until the 8th century, #Germanic #languages, including Proto-#Norse, were written in Elder Futhark, the earliest #runic #alphabet.
The name #Futhark comes from the initial phonemes in the names of the first six #runes:
ᚠᚢ ᚦ ᚨ ᚱ ᚲ
F U Þ A R K
The name #Futhark comes from the initial phonemes in the names of the first six #runes:
ᚠᚢ ᚦ ᚨ ᚱ ᚲ
F U Þ A R K
By the beginning of the #Viking Age around 800 CE, Proto-#Norse had evolved into Old Norse, and #Scandinavia's writing system transitioned from the 24 #runes of Elder #Futhark to Younger Futhark's 16 runes.
The #Swedish #Sparlösa #Runestone from ~800 CE features both #alphabets.
The #Swedish #Sparlösa #Runestone from ~800 CE features both #alphabets.
