In this class we explained a bit of history of runic alphabets, and then gave each kid a chart that related runes to letters. With actual runes, translation is not this simple, but it was best for the kids to make understanding the code easier. We did a couple short activities with this, starting by asking the kids to write their names in runes, then by translating a sentence from runes to English, and then we played "telephone" with the runes. The way this was done is that one kid started by making up a phrase or sentence and writing it in runes, then the person next to them had to translate it to english, then the next person wrote it in runes without being able to see the original translation, until all the kids got a turn. At the end, the last person would read the message, however garbled it had become. If there was extra time, we told the kids they could write secret messages to other kids at camp and send them via owl post. Another activity we considered for this class was a short treasure hunt where the clues were written in runes.
Resources:
History: http://www.ancient-runes.co.uk/
Alphabet used: http://ultima.wikia.com/wiki/Runic_Alphabet
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