Anglo-Saxon script

The Anglo-Saxon alphabet, also known as the Old English alphabet, is the Latin alphabet modified for writing Old English. It includes four additional characters: æ (or œ), edh (ð), thorn (þ), and wynn (ƿ). This script was used in the British Isles from the 5th to the 13th century, developing into distinct styles like the Insular half-uncial and a pointed minuscule. These scripts, exemplified by masterpieces like the Book of Kells and the Lindisfarne Gospels, were influential and spread to the European continent through missionaries. Old English literature, written in this script, includes epic poems like *Beowulf* and historical records such as the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle.1234