A QUICK PRONOUCIATION GUIDE

How to pronounce all those special characters used on this and other Heathen web sites

CONSONANTS

Capital Lower-Case Name Sounds Like
Ð ð "ed" "th" as in this, thus
Þ þ "thorn" "th" as in thanks, thrust

VOWELS

Capital Lower-Case Sounds Like
Á á "ow" as in owl, towel
Æ æ "a" as in Amy
É é "ee" as in tree, green
Ó ó "o" as in orange, order
Ö ö English "o" with the lips pursed
Ú ú "oo" as in toot, moot

All other vowels are pronounced "short" (as in add, ever, in, other, and up)

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