Fonts

This page contains digital fonts which can be used to read and type the Fryas language in its native letters on computers, as well as resources for learning to write the letters by hand. All fonts were created by Pax Ravn and support Jan Ott's Fryas-Latin transliteration convention.

Fryas-Latin transliteration conventions

Frya's Standskrift

This font displays any Fryas text using the Standskrift, which is the lettering system found in the Oera Linda Book. The font recreates the Yule-based letters created by (or attributed to) Frya, as well as Godfreyath's counting numbers, which are described on page [046] and [047] of the manuscript. The font is available under the SIL Open Font Licence. It can be downloaded from this link:

Download (2.8 MB)

An earlier version of the font, called the OLB version, is available separately. The aim behind it was to imitate the strokes in the manuscript, including all irregularities and imperfections. It can be downloaded from this link:

Download (2.5 MB)

Installation

• Windows: Unpack the ZIP file. In the Fonts subfolder, double-click the OTF* file and agree to installation.
• Mac: Unpack the ZIP file. In the Fonts subfolder, double-click the OTF* file. In the preview window that opens, install the font.
• Linux: Move the OTF* file to ~/.local/share/fonts.

After that, the font is available to use in word processors, image editors etc. under the name Fryas Standskrift.

*If the OTF file does not work, try the TTF file.

Preview

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  Comparison

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  Special symbols

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  Diacritics

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  Mathematics

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  OLB version

Festa's Runskrift

These practice sheets contain a reconstruction of how Festa's Runskrift was likely written, based on: 1) the specimen on page [046] of the manuscript, 2) comparison with cursive writing traditions like Kurrentschrift, 3) practical considerations.

The Runskrift resources are available in the public domain (CC0). They can be viewed below or downloaded from this link:

Download (1.1 MB)

Studies

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  Ott: Kurrentschrift vs. Runskrift

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  Ott: Kurrentschrift vs. Runskrift T

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  Ott: Kurrentschrift vs. Runskrift D

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  Ott: Kurrentschrift vs. Runskrift F

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  Ott: Kurrentschrift vs. Runskrift N

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  Pax: Greek Phi vs. Runskrift F

Frya's Wagumskrift

This font is an attempted reconstruction of what might have been the letter style on the walls of burgs. Seeing as the Greeks and Romans maintained two separate styles for writing majuscules on parchment and walls, and seeing as they inherited their letters from the Fryas, then it is reasonable to suggest that the Fryas themselves maintained two separate styles for parchment and walls and passed on those letter styles to the Greeks and Romans, who adapted them to their own needs.

Assuming this is the case, it is obvious that all Fryas inscriptions have been destroyed. Thus, we have to infer what those inscriptions looked like based on the style of the Greek and Latin inscriptions and the shapes of the Standskrift letters. This font is the result of these inferences. In other words, the font attempts to fill out the blank in this table:

Letter styles

	Parchment	Inscription
Greeks	Greek writing on papyrus, 3rd century BC	Greek inscription in Delphi, 4th or 5th century BC Greek inscription in Ephesus, 115 AD
Romans	Latin writing on papyrus, 41–54 AD	Latin inscription on Pantheon, 27 BC – 14 AD Latin inscription on Arch of Titus, 81 AD
Fryas	Fryas writing on paper (page and line numbers added), copy from somewhere between 1256–1848 AD of writings pre-dating Graeco-Roman civilisation	???

Even Old English, which preserves many characteristics of Fryas lost in other languages, has inscriptions with similarly styled letters all the way up to the 10th century. One may attribute this to Latin influence, but the unique Anglo-Saxon letters could indicate that the letter style is an old tradition which in modern times is erroneously called “Roman.”

Old English inscription in Breamore, 10th century. “HER SWUTELAÐ SEO GECWYDRÆDNES ÐE”

The Fryas never explicitly mention a separate letter style for inscriptions. Perhaps they called those letters Standskrift as well and made no distinction between the style of letters on parchment and walls. Alternatively, they wrote the letters on walls exactly the same way as on parchment. In any case, this font is named Wagumskrift (“wall script”) in order to maintain distinction with the Standskrift font.

The font is available under the SIL Open Font Licence. It can be downloaded from this link:

Download (6.7 MB)

Installation

Wagumskrift has three flavours: Wagumskrift (for 12pt sizes and above), Wagumskrift 10 (for 10pt) and Wagumskrift 8 (for 8pt). You should install all three.

• Windows: Unpack the ZIP file. In the Fonts subfolder, double-click the OTF* files and agree to installation.
• Mac: Unpack the ZIP file. In the Fonts subfolder, double-click the OTF* files. In the preview windows that open, install the fonts.
• Linux: Move the OTF* files to ~/.local/share/fonts.

After that, the fonts are available to use in word processors, image editors etc. under the names Fryas Wagumskrift, Fryas Wagumskrift 10 and Fryas Wagumskrift 8.

*If the OTF files do not work, try the TTF files.

Preview

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  Comparison

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  Punctuation

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  Mathematics 1

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  Mathematics 2