an alphabet of the Goth people consisting of twenty-seven characters, the majority of which are Greek in
origin and are distinguished by large, heavy, rounded characters. The Goths were Germanic people who invaded certain empires in the third,
fourth and
fifth centuries and founded
kingdoms in
Italy,
France and Spain. The alphabet was created by a bishop to
translate the
Bible into a
language the Goths could
read, thus converting the Goths to
Christianity, and was used for many hundreds of years
following.