It is common for the larger letter to be colored similarly to the backdrop, as with the two letter Sehts (S) in this example. Notice how each of the major words in the phrase above has its first letter much larger than the rest and in a different color. The following is an example of a sign hanging over an archway in Gnisis, a city in Morrowind, as well as an annotated version of the banner with the words separated: For decorative purposes, each word in a phrase is often clustered together with the first letter being significantly larger and colored differently than the rest. ClusteringĪnother irregularity with Daedric text is that it does not have to be written from left-to-right. Ayem (A) can also be seen in mirrored form at the end of the Arena canton banners and signs in Vivec. The Doht (D) and Jeb (J) characters are often mirror-imaged from their default orientations, and the Hekem (H) and Yoodt (U) characters also have noticeably differing variants, Hekem's alternate form lacking a prominent vertical stroke, and Yoodt's being shown with a rounded bottom instead of flat. These are examples of letter Yahkem found (or not) on different items and surfaces.Īside from the Xayah and Yahkem, five other letters have alternate forms, as seen in the chart.
The letter Xayah can be seen inscribed on a Daedric Battle Axe in Morrowind. The most well known appearance of one of these two letters is of the Daedric letter Yahkem, which appears on the banner for Tel Fyr as seen in the picture on the right where the larger letter on the upper right is the letter Yahkem. The Daedric letters Xayah (X) and Yahkem (Y) are often omitted from the Daedric alphabet in scrolls and books, but sometimes one of these letters makes an appearance in signs and banners. Lettering on the Daedric Axe - from top to bottom: EFCPHEQX - A rare example of a Xayah.
0 kommentar(er)
