Dalecarlian runes

Dalecarlian runes
Dalecarlian runic inscription from A.D. 1635
Script type	alphabet
Time period	16th century to 1980
Languages	North Germanic languages
Related scripts
Parent systems	Egyptian hieroglyphs Proto-Sinaitic script Phoenician alphabet Greek alphabet Old Italic alphabets Elder Futhark Younger Futhark Medieval runes Dalecarlian runes
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The Dalecarlian runes, or dalrunes (Swedish: Dalrunor), was a late version of the runic script that was in use in the Swedish province of Dalarna until the 20th century.^[1] The province has consequently been called the "last stronghold of the Germanic script".^[1]