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Posted: Mon Aug 17, 2015 6:12 pm
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Hɪsᴛᴏʀʏ ᴏғ Mᴀɢɪᴄ || Rᴀᴠᴇɴᴄʟᴀᴡ Pʀᴏғᴇssᴏʀ || Sᴛᴜᴅʏ ᴏғ Aɴᴄɪᴇɴᴛ Rᴜɴᴇs
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Grayson entered the room and went immediately to the board, writing several lines on it before he put the chalk down. Dusting his hands off, he turned to regard the classroom, ready to teach this lesson.
Professor Powell Runic Languages
Elder Futhark
Anglo-Saxon Futhorc
Younger Futhark and Hålsinge Runes
"Welcome back class. Last lesson I gave you a taste of the Runic alphabets, and this one we shall discuss a bit on the different styles of runes. Obviously you can see on the board several different styles, and last class, you got to see them in action. Each variation of runes was developed over time, and in different regions, often reflecting the fact that all of them developed from preferences in the local language and peoples." He looked around, hoping that he wouldn't put anyone to sleep with this next part. "As for the runic alphabets, there are or were five different variations used. Elder Futhark is the most ancient Germanic runic alphabet that was in use from the 2nd to 8th centuries by all Germanic tribes. This system of runic writing has a very peculiar and complex inner structure. Anglo-Saxon Futhorc is a system of runic writing used in Anglo-Saxon and Frisian inscriptions belonging to the 5th to 9th centuries. Already the word itself shows that Futhorc (as compared to Common Germanic Futhark) developed due to phonemic changes in the languages that it was designed to transcribe. Long Branch variant of the Younger Futhark, also known as Danish runes, is the normal or standard representation of the Younger Futhark, which began to develop at the end of the 8th century and was accepted by the 10th century in the whole of Scandinavia. Short Twig variant of the Younger Futhark is also known as Rök runes. It was used in Norway and Sweden along with the Long Branch variant that was more characteristic for Denmark. Staveless or Hålsinge runes were used only in a restricted area and may be a good example of minimalism. They also may be interpreted as a secret writing system."
He grinned a bit, letting his excitement show for the subject. "Obviously not all of them survived to today in muggle society, which is honestly a shame, because they are a beautiful writing system. However, all of them are used in some way or another in the wizarding world, and can often be seen replacing the regular Latin alphabet in some instances. Also, the Wizarding world created their own system of numbers, and attributed special significance to each. However, that is a lesson for another day. Any questions, please don't hesitate to ask, and sorry for the lecture, but we shall get into working with Runes next lesson."
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Location: History of Magic classroom
Thinking: Let's see who's in this class...
Taken by: Amata Harlowe
OOC: If you are quoted in this course, please post. There has been a seriously lack of posts from students who have been supposed to be in this class, and I will deduct ten points from people that don't post at least once in this year. Also, I will award points at the end of the year as I was unable to respond until today in this class >_<
Now where did I put that wand?
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Posted: Tue Aug 18, 2015 3:50 pm
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Posted: Tue Aug 18, 2015 10:43 pm
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Posted: Mon Nov 23, 2015 1:52 pm
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Posted: Mon Nov 23, 2015 2:02 pm
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Hɪsᴛᴏʀʏ ᴏғ Mᴀɢɪᴄ || Rᴀᴠᴇɴᴄʟᴀᴡ Pʀᴏғᴇssᴏʀ || Sᴛᴜᴅʏ ᴏғ Aɴᴄɪᴇɴᴛ Rᴜɴᴇs
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Powell looked around the room as he prepared it for his first class in Ancient Runes. Honestly, he was pretty excited. He loved history, and this class was just an extension of it. Besides, this was probably the one class he could showcase his love for ancient scripts and not be looked at as odd. Grinning, he wrote on the board a message and settled back to wait and see what came through the door.
"Welcome class to your first lesson in the study of Ancient Runes. If you don't know who I am by this point, you have obviously not been paying attention in History of Magic. Before we begin this lesson, may I advise you that there will not be any spells in class, so please put your wands away." He waited for the class to comply before launching into his, well, so-called lecture. It wasn't so much a lecture in his opinion as it was just having fun with the class. "Now class, I would like you to direct your attention to the board for a few moments. Notice something odd about it? I can tell you that each line says exactly the same thing. Ten points to whoever can figure out what it says first, and we shall move on with our lesson."
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Location: History of Magic classroom
Thinking: Let's see who's in this class...
Taken by: Amata Harlowe
OOC: If you are quoted in this course, please post. There has been a seriously lack of posts from students who have been supposed to be in this class, and I will deduct ten points from people that don't post at least once in this year.
Now where did I put that wand?
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Posted: Mon Feb 15, 2016 6:18 pm
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Posted: Mon Feb 15, 2016 6:53 pm
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Hɪsᴛᴏʀʏ ᴏғ Mᴀɢɪᴄ || Rᴀᴠᴇɴᴄʟᴀᴡ Pʀᴏғᴇssᴏʀ || Sᴛᴜᴅʏ ᴏғ Aɴᴄɪᴇɴᴛ Rᴜɴᴇs
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Powell looked around the room as he prepared it for his first class in Ancient Runes. Honestly, he was pretty excited. He loved history, and this class was just an extension of it. Besides, this was probably the one class he could showcase his love for ancient scripts and not be looked at as odd. Grinning, he wrote on the board a message and settled back to wait and see what came through the door.
"Welcome class to your first lesson in the study of Ancient Runes. If you don't know who I am by this point, you have obviously not been paying attention in History of Magic. Before we begin this lesson, may I advise you that there will not be any spells in class, so please put your wands away." He waited for the class to comply before launching into his, well, so-called lecture. It wasn't so much a lecture in his opinion as it was just having fun with the class. "Now class, I would like you to direct your attention to the board for a few moments. Notice something odd about it? I can tell you that each line says exactly the same thing. Ten points to whoever can figure out what it says first, and we shall move on with our lesson."
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Location: History of Magic classroom
Thinking: Let's see who's in this class...
Taken by: Amata Harlowe
OOC: If you are quoted in this course, please post. There has been a seriously lack of posts from students who have been supposed to be in this class, and I will deduct ten points from people that don't post at least once in this year.
Now where did I put that wand?
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Posted: Mon Feb 15, 2016 7:46 pm
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Posted: Tue Feb 16, 2016 12:16 pm
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  Liam was quite pleased when he entered the Ancient Runes classroom, having realized before arriving that it was the same room where History of Magic was held. Logically, that meant he'd be learning from the same teacher, and Professor Powell was among the easiest teachers to listen to.
Taking a seat at the same desk he usually occupied, wand already tucked inside his waistband, the Ravenclaw gave his full attention to the front of the classroom. He was glad that introductions were not necessary as they had been with a majority of his other electives so far this year, but that delight soon faded when they were presented with a seemingly difficult task.
The symbols scrawled on the board varied from line to line, and those that appeared the same or similar had been arranged in a different manner. Hannah was the first to speak up, guessing that the symbols represented the professor's name. It was a sensible guess, and rather than searching for his own, he instead took to drawing connections between each of the lines and the name "Professor Grayson Powell" to determine whether the Hufflepuff might possibly be right. |
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Posted: Mon Feb 29, 2016 1:42 pm
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Hɪsᴛᴏʀʏ ᴏғ Mᴀɢɪᴄ || Rᴀᴠᴇɴᴄʟᴀᴡ Pʀᴏғᴇssᴏʀ || Sᴛᴜᴅʏ ᴏғ Aɴᴄɪᴇɴᴛ Rᴜɴᴇs
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Grayson entered the room and went immediately to the board, writing several lines on it before he put the chalk down. Dusting his hands off, he turned to regard the classroom, ready to teach this lesson.
Professor Powell Runic Languages
Elder Futhark
Anglo-Saxon Futhorc
Younger Futhark and Hålsinge Runes
"Welcome back class. Last lesson I gave you a taste of the Runic alphabets, and this one we shall discuss a bit on the different styles of runes. Obviously you can see on the board several different styles, and last class, you got to see them in action. Each variation of runes was developed over time, and in different regions, often reflecting the fact that all of them developed from preferences in the local language and peoples." He looked around, hoping that he wouldn't put anyone to sleep with this next part. "As for the runic alphabets, there are or were five different variations used. Elder Futhark is the most ancient Germanic runic alphabet that was in use from the 2nd to 8th centuries by all Germanic tribes. This system of runic writing has a very peculiar and complex inner structure. Anglo-Saxon Futhorc is a system of runic writing used in Anglo-Saxon and Frisian inscriptions belonging to the 5th to 9th centuries. Already the word itself shows that Futhorc (as compared to Common Germanic Futhark) developed due to phonemic changes in the languages that it was designed to transcribe. Long Branch variant of the Younger Futhark, also known as Danish runes, is the normal or standard representation of the Younger Futhark, which began to develop at the end of the 8th century and was accepted by the 10th century in the whole of Scandinavia. Short Twig variant of the Younger Futhark is also known as Rök runes. It was used in Norway and Sweden along with the Long Branch variant that was more characteristic for Denmark. Staveless or Hålsinge runes were used only in a restricted area and may be a good example of minimalism. They also may be interpreted as a secret writing system."
He grinned a bit, letting his excitement show for the subject. "Obviously not all of them survived to today in muggle society, which is honestly a shame, because they are a beautiful writing system. However, all of them are used in some way or another in the wizarding world, and can often be seen replacing the regular Latin alphabet in some instances. Also, the Wizarding world created their own system of numbers, and attributed special significance to each. However, that is a lesson for another day. Any questions, please don't hesitate to ask, and sorry for the lecture, but we shall get into working with Runes next lesson."
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Location: History of Magic classroom
Thinking: Let's see who's in this class...
Taken by: Amata Harlowe
OOC: If you are quoted in this course, please post. There has been a seriously lack of posts from students who have been supposed to be in this class, and I will deduct ten points from people that don't post at least once in this year.
Now where did I put that wand?
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Posted: Mon Feb 29, 2016 8:19 pm
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Posted: Thu Mar 03, 2016 9:11 am
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Liam had become intrigued with the topic of ancient runes in their last lesson, so he was all but bouncing in his seat waiting for the professor to begin. As he scribbled down a slightly abbreviated version of the lecture, he admitted each piece of knowledge to memory, as well. During a brief pause in the day's lesson, the Ravenclaw glanced at the nearby students. Very few of them showed any sign of interest in the topic they were studying, and somehow that surprised him. In contrast to them, he was hoping that this class would go by slower than it had been.
When Professor Powell finished speaking, Liam packed up his notebook and utensils, shrugging into the straps of his leather rucksack as he stood. As some of the other students began to filter out the classroom door, the boy lingered for a moment, interested in hearing the answer to Hannah's question regarding traditional Irish script. |
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Posted: Wed May 11, 2016 2:48 pm
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Location: Ancient Runes - Friday @ 11:00am
