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runes are important because they are ancient buildings
The language is Runes. Ancient Runes.
The druids, who were Celtic, did not use runes. The runes were used by the ancient Germanic tribes and the ancient Scandinavians.
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according to facebooks quiz it says that Professor Babbling teaches ancient runes but I've never heard of him/her! hope this helps
While the ancient runes were used as an alphabet, they also had magical uses. Divination and protectvie magic were the main ones. To use runes today, you must understand the meaning and intent behind each individual rune, just like the ancient people of Europe did.
Runes carved in stone.
The ancient Germanic tribes and the ancient Scandinavians used runes as an alphabet. Prior to that, they used runes for magic purposes, such as casting lots (divination) and spells of protection.
JKR never actually says anything about the runes, so let's suppose they are the old Anglo-Saxon runes. (See the attached link.)
Runes were developed by the ancient Germanic tribes.
The runes were an alphabet used by the ancient Germanic tribes and ancient Scandinavians. Prior to being used as an alphabet, the runes had magic purposes, such as casting lots (divination) and casting spells of protection.
Ανοικτό [aniktO].