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That which came to be called Gothic script is a rather narrow and angular script which was in use from the end of the 1200s to the end of the middle ages. Many of the same strokes are again found in the newer Danish or Norwegian handwriting. Therefore it was not unnatural that this later handwriting was also named Gothic. To prevent confusion it is now usual to call the Gothic script from the middle ages older Gothic script. The later script is then called the newer Gothic script. It was developed in Germany as the foundation of the older writing of the early 1500s and came to Norway a few decades later. | That which came to be called Gothic script is a rather narrow and angular script which was in use from the end of the 1200s to the end of the middle ages. Many of the same strokes are again found in the newer Danish or Norwegian handwriting. Therefore it was not unnatural that this later handwriting was also named Gothic. To prevent confusion it is now usual to call the Gothic script from the middle ages older Gothic script. The later script is then called the newer Gothic script. It was developed in Germany as the foundation of the older writing of the early 1500s and came to Norway a few decades later. | ||
For a images of common words found in Nordic parish registers see [[Common Words Found in Nordic Parish Registers]]. | |||
[[Image:Scandinavian Words in Marriage records.jpg|thumb|left]] | [[Image:Scandinavian Words in Marriage records.jpg|thumb|left]] | ||
== History of Handwriting in Norway –800 to 1600 A.D. == | == History of Handwriting in Norway –800 to 1600 A.D. == | ||