A Kis Herceg, in Hungarian language, written in the Old Hungarian script (Hungarian: rovásírás).
Rovásírás, also known as Hungarian Runes or Old Hungarian script, is a writing system that was used to write the Hungarian language during the medieval period. The script is characterised by its angular and curvilinear shapes and is considered to be one of the oldest forms of writing in Europe.
From the 11th century, after Hungary adopted Christianity, the Latin alphabet became the main script and Rovásírás was pushed to the margins. It survived in limited use among the Székely of Transylvania into the 17th and 18th centuries, mostly in inscriptions and short notes. Some inscriptions in Rovásírás can still be found today in Hungary, Romania, and Slovakia.
The Rovásírás script consists of a series of lines and curves that are arranged in a square or diamond shape. Each character represents a single sound in the Hungarian language, and there are no capital letters or spaces between words. The direction of writing is from right to left.
In the 19th century, scholars began to study Rovásírás again, long after it had fallen out of everyday use. Today, Rovásírás is studied by scholars and enthusiasts, and it is sometimes used in artistic and decorative contexts.
