4/17/2024 0 Comments Elder futhark runes aett![]() Uruz - Wild Ox - Strength, boldness or vitality. (Example: Cattle as compared to Wild Ox)įehu - Cattle - A rune of wealth or material gain. The runes also come in pairs of two across, and are more-or less opposite meanings. Merkstave runes do not imply an opposite meaning of the original rune, but rather a usually darker or more negative meaning behind it. ![]() Sometimes during a reading the runes may appear upside down or "merkstave" (Also called reversed runes). ![]() The top row is known as Freyr/Freja's Aett, middle known as Heimdall's Aett, and bottom row as Tyr's Aett. The runes are grouped into 8 sections of 3, known as aett/aettr. The sheer versatility of the runes themselves and power behind something seemingly so simple is what attracted me to learning about them in the first place, and continue using them now. These letters are able to be applied in many ways, from being an actual alphabet to write down and document things, for use in spells and blessings, to being engraved or carved to consecrate ritual tools. The word Rune itself also literally translates to both "letter" and "mystery". but some sources may state their origin even earlier than that. The runes are thought to have dated back to around 200 B.C. Some people choose to use this rune, others choose to leave it out and use it as a replacement if another rune stone gets lost somehow. This rune, or rather lack of one, was an addition around the 18th century and not a part of the elder Futhark. One of the most commonly seen and used is the 25th blank rune, also called Odin's Rune, that is, essentially, a wild card rune that means the possibilities are endless or anything can happen. As well as additions or subtractions to the original Futhark set. There have been changes and other rune alphabets as time has passed. For those of you who aren't familiar with the tale the Norse God, Odin hung himself from the world tree and stuck himself with his spear, gazing down into the well that the Runes resided in until they made themselves known to him, he then gifted them to mankind. Starting out with a simple chart of the main 24 character runic alphabet, listed below are the Futhark runes, (Named so because the first row, Fehu through Kenaz, spell out just that.) Futhark Runes are what are widely accepted to be known as the "original" runes as given to us by Odin.
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