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The Half Moon Runes
Runic Alphabets date from Germanic cultures in the second century with the earliest surviving inscriptions dating from 150AD.
It later evolved as a form of divination with ‘casting the runes’ being a method of throwing stones inscribed with runic glyphs to derive an answer to a given question.
The runes don’t give simple YES/NO answers, you have to work a bit harder than that…
Programming: War Productions, Construction: Steve Lavender, Animation: John Butler, Sound: Hamish Brown
A co-production of Edinburgh Castle, Historic Environment Scotland, NL Productions, Doubletake Projections, Andy McGregor Design + Media and War Productions. Creative Director: Andy McGregor
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A co-production of Edinburgh Castle, Historic Environment Scotland, NL Productions, Doubletake Projections, Andy McGregor Design + Media and War Productions. Creative Director: Andy McGregor