Scrips and Alphabets « Thread Started on Aug 22, 2005, 4:58pm »
I don't sense an overwhelming interest in this topic but hey. Here you can post about different scripts and alphabets, your favorites, ones you have learned/are learning... perhaps you can teach us all something new- who knows? Happy posting!
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Re: Scrips and Alphabets « Reply #1 on Aug 26, 2005, 12:11am »
Well I love runes, I can tell you right off the bat. I once knew the Norse Runes, learned em in grade 4, but alas I lost all my notes on the vikings from that grade....*sighs* best history lessons.....*ahem* But nonetheless my love of runes was come back, when I found LotR. It was like finding the light in my dim mind. Always I had searched for that source of light, those rays....*ahem* Well anyway, I have almost mastered the Angerthas. I now recognise many of the runes by sight, and when I have the time I shall sit down and memorize them. As for the Tengwar, I was never one for cursive scripts, nor am I. I avoid cursive writing whenever I can.
Re: Scrips and Alphabets « Reply #2 on Aug 26, 2005, 10:32am »
Ah, so we have something in common! I love runes too. So far I've learned a few brands of Germanic runes but they're not really useful for writing in English, too many letters missing. I also really like the Tengwar and Sarati (I'm still working on memorizing them though) but if I had to choose one it would definitely be Tengwar. Since Sindarin is partly based upon Welsh, which I've been studying for a while, it's relatively easy to use the Sindarin mode of Tengwar to write in Welsh. And it looks awesome. The different styles are neat too. I generally use the regular style, but the ring-inscription style is useful when you want to make something look important. And the pointed style is good for carving into things, like my bow. Hehe, my mother nearly killed me over that one... But other than these, I've learned the Greek alphabet (which has proven very handy) and the Cyrillic alphabet,and have worked a bit on Arabic script. I'm going to (attempt to) learn the Mkhedruli (Georgian) alphabet, and if my IQ suddenly doubles I may even dare to try Amharic- with about 268 characters- though it's highly unlikely.
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Re: Scrips and Alphabets « Reply #3 on Aug 27, 2005, 6:21pm »
You know I can say alot of the Greek Alphabet, but only Omega is imprinted in my mind for the written bit. I should learn that alphabet, I love it too. And I also love the Japanese scripts: Katakana, Hiragana, and of course Kanji (the Chinese adapted one). Kanji is more difficult as there are literally thousands, or more correctly Hundreds I guess. I think 2,000 or more in total! So I only know some Kanji, but I'm quite good with Hiragana, and less still with Katakana, which has more of a rune-ish look to it. I'll master those soon as well.
Re: Scrips and Alphabets « Reply #4 on Aug 28, 2005, 10:07am »
Yeah, I've already promised myself I won't get into some of these Asian scripts, they're absolutely fascinating but they have so many characters... but about Greek. Man I love the Greek alphabet. It only took me a few days to memorize, and it's so useful. A lot of alpabets are based upon Greek or at least borrow some concepts/characters from it. Actually, the word alphabet comes from Greek, a combination of alpha and beta, the first two letters.
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Re: Scrips and Alphabets « Reply #5 on Aug 30, 2005, 12:56pm »
That I've known since I learned about it. The roman numerals, I first learned in grade 2, now it was only a days lesson, so I more or less only mastered 1-3. And I never really learnt, or memorised them until later on in my life, and that was by myself, not willingly, more along the way, just picked it up and it stuck. Have you ever gotten that? I mean you hear something on tv, or read something, and at the time you dont give notice, but when the teacher is explaining it, your like wow I know this! Thats how I truly learn, school is like one big test, with little side notes.
Now back to scripts! I'm making my own runic alphabet, which is of course for use with my Nordic language, which is in the beginnings of construction, and will never fully be completed.
Re: Scrips and Alphabets « Reply #6 on Sept 3, 2005, 6:56pm »
That's neat. Runes. Fun stuff. Wow, I just realized I spelled 'scripts' wrong in the title of this thread. Wow. I knew I shouldn't have eaten that sausage. But yeah, go Arabic script! See, I spelled it right that time. Go Al. Go me.
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Re: Scrips and Alphabets « Reply #8 on Sept 3, 2005, 8:35pm »
Hehe, I just seen that now. *cough* uhhhh, I was bored at a picnic at the church today, which was more or less a soccer picnic, so I spent the long gruelling hours engraving runes (both made up ones, and real ones) on the picnic tables, in the dirt, and on a greasy spatula.... Aside from that, I read a little, and stared into space thinking of my story and when it will ever be on paper.
Re: Scrips and Alphabets « Reply #9 on Sept 4, 2005, 7:27pm »
Neat. I used to carve Tengwar into my bench under the tree outside. Actually, come to think of it, I've carved Tengwar into a lot of places. Inluding my bow. I think I've already mentioned that one. Mum's wrath was mighty indeed. *shivers*
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Re: Scrips and Alphabets « Reply #10 on Sept 6, 2005, 8:31pm »
I'd like to make my own bow, according to a book of my cousins, willow is the best (well). Of course it wouldn't be wery good or effective, though you never know, I may just have it in me. But other than that, I'd like to get a nice wooden one, none of them new fangled metal ones (which the Numenorians used alot). I fancied a black one at an archery place, it worked well with me, good size, and shape. Got a very near bullseye, then I got stuck with the red one.... Anyyywayyy!
Re: Scrips and Alphabets « Reply #11 on Sept 10, 2005, 4:58pm »
That would be pretty cool actually, making your own bow. Awesome, in fact. I've never tried, but I have heard that willow and ash are best. I personally prefer wooden traditional style bows to the new kinds as well. I've always thought that compound bows especially were quite ugly- not at all like the graceful shape of a traditional longbow *drools*
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