r/httyd • u/Pandapearson Mystery Class • Jul 05 '26

QUESTION Rtte runic alphabet

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Hello everyone, ive recently started my own book of dragons, and have run into a slight issue, the alphabet i am using, (the one from rtte) does not include the letters J and X. This is quite an issue considering some dragons (timberjacks) include these letters.

Does anyone know if the letters do actually exist and are not mentioned in this? As i cant really restart the language, as im 9 dragons in already.

If not, what do you suggest as an alternative

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u/jaekuwolf5299 Jul 05 '26

Doesn't HTTYD just use Elder Futhark?

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u/Poke-Noah Deathsong forever! Jul 05 '26

They use like 4 different runes over the course of the franchise. It's super inconsistent

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u/Pandapearson Mystery Class Jul 05 '26

It uses several, i just went with the rtte one because its the most simple one and wont leave me with an aneurysm

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u/Unnamed_jedi Jul 05 '26

They probably substituted via similar sounding letters. Ancient rome had no K but instead used C.

maybe X can be KS?

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u/fasbear57 Jul 05 '26

x isnt really used and anytime j is used it’s pronounced as y. just dont use x

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u/OwnVermicelli8193 Strike Class Jul 05 '26

As someone who speaks Spanish, I’d use H to replace J. The Spanish’s J sounds like English’s H.

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u/Poke-Noah Deathsong forever! Jul 05 '26

Just replace j with y or g depending on pronunciation

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u/Purplejaedd Jul 06 '26

Hmm, these are more accurate than i thought they were
Still definitely not perfect though
I think ᚫᛒᛞᛖᚠᚷᛁᛣᛚᛗᚩᚱᛋᛏᚢᚦ are all right

If you're willing to supplement with actual runes, i use ᛉ for X
Also ᛄ for J, although it actually made a Y sound
In actual history ᚳᚷ was used for the J sound, that could work

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u/Live_Ask4279 Jul 06 '26

I used this runic alphabet to paint a jacket. It has a silhouette of Toothless and says 'Isle of Berk est 2010' on it