What Are Runes Runes are an alphabetic script used by the peoples of Northern Europe from the first century c.e. until well into the Middle Ages. In addition to their use as a written alphabet, the runes also served as a system of symbols used for magic and divination. Runes fell into disuse as the Roman alphabets became the preferred script of most of Europe, but their forms and meanings were ...

Turkce G rmek cin Burayy Tyklayyn MYSTERY OF THE FUTHARK ALPHABET Click the picture for a bigger size The Kylver stone from Stanga (Gotland) SWEDEN The Mojbro stone from Uppland SWEDEN The Istaby stone from Blekinge SWEDEN The Futhark alphabet was used by the North European Germanic peoples (the Swedish, Norwegian and Danish) between the 3rd and 17th centuries A.D. About 3500 stone monuments in ...

The runes of the Elder Futhark, their uses in writing, divination, magic. History and mythology of the Norse, Germanic, Teutonic, Viking medieval world.

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History and Origin of the Runes What we now know as the runic alphabet seems to have developed from two distinct sources - one magical, one literate. Pre-runic symbols, or hallristningar, have been found in various Bronze Age rock carvings, primarily in Sweden. Some of these symbols are readily identifiable in the later alphabets, while others represent ideas and concepts which were incorporated ...

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THE ELDER FUTARK This page is dedicated to my Germanic ancestors of the tribe Sueben NAME: Feoh NUMBER: 1 SOUND: F COLOR: Brown ORIGIN: Hallristingonor carvings CARVED: Feoh is carved by starting at the upper right-hand side and carving the diagonal down and to the left, then the lower vrach up and to the right. Then the Vertical stroke is carved from the bottom to the top. COLORED: When colored ...

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The Elder Futhark: runestave pictures, names, meanings, and audio pronunciation of the earliest known rune row. of the runes.