Do you believe in the power of runes?

 

Well, if you believe or not it's obvious that the first runes were strongly connected with magic thoughts.
The first runes were scratch to different types of weapons; shields, spears, axes..... to protect their owner in battles or from evil things. There are also founds of runes in graves where no living man could have seen them, and the runes must have been written on the stoneslab to protect the buried person in their next life. This is the case from the grave in Kylver on the isle of Gotland in Sweden. In that grave the word sueus is written on the stoneslab with the rune with six extra slanting strokes. What sueus means is unknown but read it backwards and you find the same word. Powerful isn't it? The is a strong rune and it is associated with the god Tiw and it is often use in magic purposes.

 

We don't know from where the runes originates, but if it was possible to ask aViking about the runes, the answer should probably be that the runes descends from the gods. According to Scandinavian mythology the father of the gods, Oden, had to sacrifice one of his eyes to learn the secret of the runes. That makes it very easy to recognize Oden on amulets and pictures from the Viking Age. You just have to look for an one-eyed person.

 

 

The old 24 runerow

When you talking about runes as magic symbols it's almost always the 24 old runerow that is associated with the magic force. All of the runes have their own name and each of them are connected with some force. Just to write the runes in the right order gives you a strong protection. There is an ancient legend that says you should have luck in your life if you own an object with runes on it.

Below is a list of the names of the runes and a short description of what they are represanting

 

  
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  fehu money, cattle, wealth Help you to be rich and reach your goals in life
 
 uruz wild ox Represents a new cycle or process in life. Connected with the gods in the Scandinavien mythology
 
  purisaz giant, monster Connected with the gods, especially Thur, in the Scandinavien mythology. Symbolize wisdom and learning but also chaos and horror
 
  ansuz god Represents air, spirit, thoughts, wind and the old Scandinavian gods. Connected with wisdom
 
  raudi riding, carriage Represents fire, air, water, earth. Is the god Thor's own rune and give you a strong protection
 
  cen torch Symbolize the fire
 
  gebo gift Symbolize harmony and balance
 
  wunjo joy Represents peace, understanding, delight and joy. Use this one before you go the party
 
 hagalaz hail Symbolize snow, hail and the rainbow but also sence of humour
 
  naudiz need, necessity, extremity Is one of most magic runes. Represents your destiny in life. You can use this rune to stop illnes and negative things that happens to you.
 
  isa ice Symbolize ice, winter and coldness
 
  jera year, fruitful part of the year Represents fertility both for vegetables as for human beings
 
  perp rock, cliff Represents minerals on earth
 
  iwaz/eihwaz yew-tree Is the rune of the vegetable kingdom
 algiz animals The animals own rune. Represent harmony and balance and protect you from negative thoughts and all evil things
 sowilo sun Represent sun, summer, heart and love. If your looking for your life partner try this rune and you'll see what happen
 tiwaz/teiwaz the god Tiw The wargod Tiw own rune. Represent justice, truth and honesty. As it is the god of wars rune, of course (?) it is also a representation of men
 berkanan birch-twig Represent womanliness and femininity and it is a symbole for fertility. It also represent birth, care and the power of healing
 ehwaz horse This is the father of the gods, Oden's, rune. Is one of the most powerful runes and it is connected with the world of spirits and with Oden's eightleged horse
 mannaz man Represents the mankind and it's a symbole for a guy in harmony and balance
 laguz water Represents a lot of things; tears, water, rain... but also your dreams. It's a symbole for patience, intuition and fertility
 ingwaz the god Ing Represent the power you have in your soul and all the things you can create. It's the rune for sexuality and masculinity
 dagaz day The rune of the day, the light, the knowledge and Enlightenment. Makes it easy for you to leave the past and start something new and unknown
 opila/opala hereditary land, possession It's a symbole for the family, your home, your relatives, the nation and old traditions

 

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