Futhark was a form of writing based on ovals and circles. Used on the planet of Naboo as its formal alphabet, the symbols were mainly used on spacecraft, such as the N-1 starfighter, and controls to distinguish different features.
Futhark was the formal written version of the Naboo language, and was derived from the Royal Script of Grizmallt. The system was used in a regal fashion on Naboo, but common folk largely found it hard to decipher, as its characters all had similar shapes. Futhork was the informal writing.[1]
Behind the scenes[]
The name "Futhark" is derived from the first six letters of the Nordic variant runic alphabet—F, U, Þ (a letter representing the dental fricative th), A, R, and K—used in Scandinavia before the Latin alphabet was introduced there.
In Star Wars: The Old Republic: Knights of the Fallen Empire, actual Nordic futhark runes are embroidered on the robes of Emperor Arcann and Vaylin.
Appearances[]
Sources[]
- Star Wars: Episode I The Visual Dictionary
- The Official Star Wars Fact File 10 (NAB4, Naboo N-1 Starfighter)
- The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia
- The Written Word on Hyperspace (article) (content removed from StarWars.com and unavailable)
- Star Wars: The Phantom Menace: The Expanded Visual Dictionary
Notes and references[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 The Written Word on Hyperspace (article) (content removed from StarWars.com and unavailable)