The runes used in Erebor in the later Third Age had their origins in a line of descent and development through various forms of Angerthas, descending ultimately from the Certhas of Daeron. This is the only line described in any detail, but there would have been other branches of development used by other peoples - particularly the Dwarves - across Middle-earth.
An Elvish term for Runic writing, said to have the literal meaning of 'long Rune-rows'. There were numerous variants, but the two principal forms were the Angerthas Daeron, used by the Elves to represent Sindarin, and the Angerthas Moria, the classical form used by the Dwarves.
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