This text discusses the importance of written language as a monument of antiquity. It mentions how many Latin words have influenced the English language, particularly those related to religious and church concepts. The text also explains the division of Old English written monuments into runic writing and Latin writing, with the runic alphabet being widely used among Germanic peoples, especially in Scandinavia. The difficulties of carving the Latin alphabet on hard materials led to the development of the runic alphabet. There are few remaining monuments of runic writing today.