Ogam
Udseende
Ogamvar etalfabetsom primært blev anvendt til at repræsentereGæliskesprog. Det ser ud til at have haft sin højeste blomstring i5.–6. århundrede.Ogam-inskriptioner på monumenter (helleristninger) er blevet fundet iIrland,Skotland,Wales,EnglandogIsle of Man,hvor det primært er blevet anvendt som territorielle markeringer.
Ogam-alfabetet består af 25 bogstaver. De første 20 bogstaver (feda) anses for at være primære, mens de sidste 5 (forfeda) anses for at være supplerende.
Se også
[redigér|rediger kildetekst]Eksterne henvisninger
[redigér|rediger kildetekst]- The Ogham Alphabet with variant names of the letters, and names of the associated plantsArkiveret4. februar 2005 hosWayback Machine
- Every Ogham Thing on the Web
- Celtic OghamArkiveret21. oktober 2006 hosWayback Machine– by Curtis Clark
- Cult Archaeology Strikes Again: A Case for Pre-Columbian Irishmen in the Mountain State? By W. Hunter Lesser. West Virginia Archeologist Volume 35, Number 2. 1983 WV Archeology SocietyArkiveret28. oktober 2014 hosWayback MachineCitat: "...the only accepted case of pre-Columbian European contact in North America is the Norse site ofL'Anse aux Meadowsin northernNewfoundland,dated about A.D.1000.Most significantly, there is not a single case of European artifacts dating from pre-Norse times, despite the tremendous amount of archeological work done on this continent (Goddard and Fitzhugh 1978: 9; Morison 1971).... "
- Kontroversiel (omfattende):European bronze age visitors in America [email protected]
- European bronze age visitors in America [email protected]: IntroductionCitat: "...Nevertheless, there is considerable evidence of a voyage or voyages of aBronze AgeScandinavianking,Woden-lithi,to North America around1700 BCfrom texts found inscribed in the rocks at Peterborough, Ontario, Canada (Figs. 18 & 19 & MAP), and other North American sites...One Alpha bet, "ogam consaine" was employed by the ancient peoples of Ireland and Scotland (often erroneously referred to asCelts... "
- Archeology, Epigraphy, Pre-Columbian Contacts in America [email protected]
- Kontroversiel:Science Frontiers ONLINE. No. 27: May-Jun 1983: Ogham inscriptions in west virginia?Citat: "...Based upon the style of the Ogham, these petroglyphs may have been chiseled some time between the earlySixthand lateEighth centuries.The Ogham writers may have beenIrishmonkswho, after the fashion of St. Brendan, sailed west from Europe during this period... "
- The mystery stone of Beverly, KansasCitat: "....The epigrapher used an Ogham script of hieroglyphics and Iberian-punic characters to interpret the inscription. If he is correct, then the stone dates before the Latin Alpha bet and Spanish language, over 2000 years ago..."
- Kontroversiel (omfattende):European bronze age visitors in America [email protected]