How many of of these ‘olde’ Engllish letters do you know?
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1. Thorn
2. Wynn
3. Yogh
4. Ash
5. Eth
6. Ampersand
7. Insular G
8. “That”
9. Ethel
10. Tironian “Ond”
11. Long S
12. Eng
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I see lots of potential here for interesting rare book, librarian and archivist tattoos! 😉
Stephen
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Good thing # 4, the Ash, was lovingly adopted and cared for by the Danes to this day …