Insular Script
Here is a basic listing of letters in an insular script. The letters are from a manuscript of the early eleventh century: Cambridge, Corpus Christi College, 41.
| Insular character |  |
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| Modern equivalent | a | æ | b | c | d | e | f | g | h | i | l | m |
| Insular character |  |
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| Modern equivalent | n | o | p | r | s | t | ð | þ | u | ƿ | y |
You can see a variety of different scripts (including this one) in the facsimiles that accompany my edition of Cædmon’s Hymn.
Comment [1]
Nick Olcott (Tue Jun 28, 2011 (07:04:01)) [PermLink]: I inherited a chair, supposedly from an English cathedral, with carved text on it in an alphabet I can’t decipher. Much of it is Roman, but there are letter I don’t find in either Insular Script or Carolignian Minuscule. If I sent you a picture, might you be able to help me determine the script?
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