etruscan and futhark

topic posted Tue, February 8, 2005 - 1:37 AM by  niehjla
"The Germanic Runes (the Futharc) are now thought to derive from the Northern Etruscan alphabet, a fact which supports the existence of a vast Etruscan trading network."

from www.mysteriousetruscans.com/lang....html

How many other sources are there that support or refute this statement?

Meka
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    Re: etruscan and futhark

    Tue, February 8, 2005 - 5:57 AM
    Probably quite a few, but keep in mind that the Phoenicians mined tin in england and the amber trade was always quite brisk - the etruscans were positioned to be natural middle men in that trade via the overland route...there is a fun article on alphabets here:

    www.ancientscripts.com/alphabet.html

    note the link between "italic" and "futhark"
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