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Turgay Kurum from Turkey states that he wrote an article to catch his readers’ attention to the Futhark alphabet and the fact that it is from the same origin as the ancient Gokturk alphabet that the Turkis inscriptions were written in.
Runes were introduced into Scandinavia at the same time the spiral ornaments were introduced from Crete, which was around 1800 to 400 BC. If you look at this theory, the Goths were familiar with the runes before they even left Scandinavia, which was between 200 BE and 200 AD. This is not a well-known theory.
The runes that were made in South Scandinavia during 300 AD. The Latin alphabet gave them the inspiration for this, but they put it in relation to the Scandinavian culture. South Scandinavia was the epic center for runes during ancient times.
Kjell Aartun, who is a language researcher and doctor of philosophy, wrote that he proved the runes weren’t inspired by the Latin or Greek alphabets. He says it is the complete opposite and states the Norwegian runes are the same as the runes used in Semitic languages like Canaan and Trojan Asia Minor that dates back to 2000 BC.
In his opinion, the runes are just one of several oriental writings that were the platform for the Latin and Greek alphabets when they were created later. He also writes that he is able to prove the first Norweigan runic inscriptions were written in Semitic languages. He cites cult based erotic texts that include the act of lovemaking.
He claims that new archeological finds indicated many people who lived near the Mediterranean Sea, would travel to the north on trading expeditions, especially the Cretans. During the Migration Period, people who spoke Semitic traveled to Norway. He says he came to this conclusion from facts that state: “the Asians in the north part of Asia spread so quickly that their language was common throughout all those countries.”
Aartun’s theories haven’t been accepted by Norwegian runologists. His theory does have some online supporters.
