“The Roman Empire encouraged a key foundation of the nuclear family, emphasising marital monogamy (rather than polygamy)” ...

The Northerners may have simply borrowed the Roman letters and adapted them to their needs. The Scandinavians had their own explanation for the appearance of the runes. According to legend ...

It’s believed Germanic people drew inspiration from the Roman alphabet to create the characters, according to the museum, but the exact origins of runes and how they were used has remained murky.