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[gifts-of-heimdall-runes]

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[poeticnorth]

Northumbrian Rune Poems is now officially available for purchase. Digital and physical copies available here.

Inspired by the Old English Rune Poem, Northumbrian Rune Poems centres its focus on the Early Medieval English Futhorc runerows with additional attention paid to the four runes that were in use in Northumrbia. Mixing free verse poetry with kennings found within Old Norse and Old English poetry, Northumbrian Rune Poems is a magical read that breathes new life into an otherwise neglected runerow. Alongside each poem is an Old English adaptation written in a Northumbrian dialect using Old English alliterative style to capture the spirit of the poems in a new light.

[renegade-hierophant]

ᚻᛖᚱ ᛒᛁᚦ ᚠᛇᚻ ᛚᚫᚾᛖ ᚻᛖᚱ ᛒᛁᚦ ᚠᚱᛇᚾᛞ ᛚᚫᚾᛖ ᚻᛖᚱ ᛒᛁᚦ ᛗᚩᚾ ᛚᚫᚾᛖ ᚻᛖᚱ ᛒᛁᚦ ᛗᚫᚷ ᛚᚫᚾᛖ ᛠᛚ ᚦᛁᛋ ᛇᚱᚦᚪᚾ ᚷᛖᛋᛏᛠᛚ ᛁᛞᛖᛚ ᚹᛇᚱᚦᛖᚦ

Hér bið feoh lǽne, hér bið fréond lǽne, hér bið mon lǽne, hér bið mæġ lǽne, eal þis eorþan ġesteal ídel weorþeð!

Here money is fleeting, here friend is fleeting, here man is fleeting, here kinsman is fleeting, all the foundation of this world turns to waste!

(sang by Gealdýr) (full text of The Wanderer)

[theherbwitchshoppe]

A repurposed wooden spoon with sweet cicely, yellow sweet clover, red clover and red roses. It bears a futhorc ( English rune) bindrune which is the combination of wynn ( joy and bliss) and gyfu ( gift, generosity)

[den-dype-skogen]

ᛣᚩᛚᛞ᛫ᚹᛁᚾᛏᚱ᛫ᚾᚪᛁᛏ

ᛣᚩᛚᛞ᛫ᚹᛁᚾᛏᚱ᛫ᚾᚪᛁᛏ. ᛋᚾᚩ᛫ᚠᚪᛚᛋ᛫ᛋᛚᚩᚢ. ᛗᚢᚾ᛫ᛋᚳᚱᚪᚢᛞᛖᛞ᛫ᛁᚾ᛫ᛣᛚᚪᚢᛞ. ᚪᛁᛋ᛫ᚪᛞᚩᚱᚾᛋ᛫ᚦᚪ᛫ᛏᚱᛇᛋ. ᚸᚪᚾ᛫ᛁᛋ᛫ᛏᚪ᛫ᛚᚪᛁᛏ ᚠᚱᛟᛗ᛫ᛗᛇ᛫ᛚᚪᛝ᛫ᚪᚸᚩ. ᛁᚾᚾᚱ᛫ᛞᚪᚱᛣ᛫ᛋᚩ᛫ᛚᚪᚢᛞ. ᚪᛁ᛫ᚠᛇᛚ᛫ᚩᚾᛚᛇ᛫ᚦᚪ᛫ᛣᚩᛚᛞ᛫ᛒᚱᛇᛋ.

[hesy-bes]

gonna offer some readings using the anglo-saxon futhorc.

i will not do relationship/love related readings, as a preface.

i will take up to 5 requests, first come first serve by ask.

they’re free, though if you want to leave a tip my ko-fi is linked on my page.

[absentia-niedola]

Everyone in the comments asking if this is Anduril when it's so obviously Tiegr is breaking my heart. There's more swords than just LotR, you know.

It also hurts me that that's a one-handed sword when Geralt uses two-handed swords in one hand but that's a whole other hyperfixation

(I'd like to clarify that this is all sass and it is not that deep, I am totally 100% playing around, but it's kinda cool that op went and actually drew in Anduril later, they're so talented)

Chord.

[sabrinasgrimoire]

On The Elder Futhark Runes

The Futhark Runes were created and used by the Germanic Tribes of northern Europe from between 1800 and 1000 years ago. The Elder Futhark is the older of the two alphabets and was used from about the 2nd to the 8th century, while the Younger Futhark was used a bit later around the 8th to the 12th centuries. There is also the Anglo-Saxon Futhorc, another variation that existed around 500-700 CE. This alphabet contains 33 runes instead of the standard 24.

Much of the Elder Futhark alphabet was believed to be influenced by the Romans and their Latin alphabet. This occurred during the “Migration Period,” a time which saw many Germanic tribes such as the Jutes, Goths, Saxons, and Angles migrate south to the former provinces of the Roman Empire. This created trade routes that caused their cultures to mingle before the eventual collapse of the Romans.

Though much of their origin remains unclear, historians believe this system evolved from Celtic and ancient Germanic runic systems. For example, we do not know the traditional names for the Elder Futhark alphabet. We do however have the names for the Younger Futhark, Ango-Saxon Futhorc, and Gothic alphabet to go on. Due to the similarity between these systems, historians have surmised that much of the ancient tradition was reflected and preserved in these later variations. The same goes for the pronunciation of these names. Linguists have reconstructed a Proto-Germanic language by applying the principles of linguistic change over time. This gives us some idea of how the runes would have been said at the time.

What is clear is that the runic system was and integral part of the Germanic people’s religion and culture. We see many examples of their use in magic, especially in protection spells and healing. Interestingly enough, the word “rune” can also mean “secret” or “mystery.” Some practices not only call the characters themselves runes, but also individual spells or incantations. Much of our knowledge of the magical use of runes comes from Rune Poems.

There are 24 runes in the Elder Futhark rune set, and these are divided into three groups called “aettir.” Each aettir has eight runes, and is connected to a Norse deity. The three aettir are Freyja’s Aett, Hagall’s Aett, and Tyr’s Aett. Each individual rune has a variety of meanings but encompasses one general concept or idea. The individual runes in each Aett often relates to the deity of the Aett they are in.

The mythological origin of the runes is described in the Havamal and the Poetic Edda. These poems describe Odin’s journey to the world tree Yggdrasil and the Well of Urd in search of wisdom. Odin hung from the branches of the tree for nine days and nine nights, watched by the Norns who guarded its secrets. Understanding that all knowledge requires sacrifice, Odin pierced himself with his spear. Seeing his determination and willingness to sacrifice, the Norns revealed to him the secrets of the runes. Odin brought his knowledge back from the tree and shared it with humanity, so they might also benefit from its magic.

Works Cited:

Plowright, Sweyn. 2006. The Rune Primer: A Down-to-Earth Guide to the Runes. Pages 1-16.

Marius. November 30th, 2024. ****The Elder Futhark Runes | Meaning & Symbolism. Vikingr. [Elder Futhark Runes | Meanings | Origins & Symbolism | Evolution](https://vikingr.org/magic-symbols/elder-futhark#:~:text=The Elder Futhark is the,to the 12th centuries AD.)

Staff Writers. Publication Date Unknown. The Mysterious Power of the Elder Futhark Runes. Norsegarde. [Elder Futhark Runes and Their Mysterious Power](https://www.norsegarde.com/blogs/lore-and-mythology/the-mysterious-power-of-the-elder-futhark-runes#:~:text=The Elder Futhark Runes are,to connect with their gods.)

Jonathan Williamson. February 23rd, 2024. All you need to know about the Elder Futhark, the oldest form of runic alphabets. The Viking Herald. All you need to know about the Elder Futhark, the oldest form of runic alphabets | The Viking Herald

[blogquantumreality]

FMA, Slayers, and Alphabets, Oh My!

So I've been watching Slayers along with @ayalaatreides (Using Syncplay!) and I've started noticing some interesting elements that ring a bell from when I watched FMA: Brotherhood.

Now, since FMA came out as a manga in 2001 and the anime for Brotherhood in 2009, while Slayers came out in 1989, it's clear that FMA was inspired by elements of Slayers.

For example, this stylized symbol (upon which Saillune/Seyruun is based in its design) shows clear similarities to FMA's famous transmutation circles, and while I'll discuss this more fully later, you can see both Hebrew and other alphabets used here; I can spot the Latin and what looks like either a runic-inspired or Greek-inspired alphabet (or a mixture of the two) outside the Star of David and in between the concentric circles.

Furthermore, the large door that Edward Elric possesses was clearly inspired by these elements in Slayers, as it also has Hebrew letters carved into it. See below:

In these disparate elements of the Demon's Blood, Ruby Eye, Dark Star, Chaotic Blue, and Death Fog contain lettering with a clearly Hebrew-inspired alphabet as well as what are unquestionably runic-derived letters.

I won't transliterate the runes in this post, but what's really intriguing is that in terms of worldbuilding and canon, there is evidence that writing systems were different in the past compared to the present-day of the 'verse we see in the anime. In particular, a couple of things stood out to me when I found out that Shabranigdo/Shabranigdu had a canonically spelled runic name: ᛋᚼᚾᛒᛦᛅᛁᚷᛞᚢ

If you parse this version of his name very carefully, first of all it appears that the actual alphabet may be drawn from either the Anglo-Saxon futhorc or a mixture of the futhorc with the Elder futhark. Further, the letter that expresses the /r/ sound in Shabranigdo's name is written using ᛦ which originally meant the /z/ sound in proto-Norse (arguably the very earliest runes could be a form of proto-Germanic, but the sparsness of such early rune finds makes it hard to decide firmly one way or the other, so I'll go with proto-Norse) and which turned into an /r/ sound later on, which is why words like *gastiz became gestr.

It is very tempting to hypothesize that a very early stage of the language spoken by the people who now inhabit Saillune/Seyruun and other neighboring countries had a /z/ sound which underwent rhotacism to /r/ (which happened in English as well, incidentally - this explains the origin of "was" vs "were") but for which the early runic writing system didn't adjust (analogously to the proto-Norse runes and later younger futhark and the futhorc) to reflect the sound change.

(Alternatively, in-verse, it could simply be that ᛦ always meant /r/ and was never a /z/, and by Occam's razor this does fit the known facts a bit better, but meta wouldn't be fun without all the extra meanderings, yes? :P )

Also, a fascinating final note is that the last picture shows two circles in which are clearly perpendicular wave-patterns, which to any student of physics is evocative of electromagnetism in the electric (traditionally drawn as a sine wave in the same plane as the page, shown on the left) and magnetic (traditionally drawn as a sine wave perpendicular to the page, shown on the right) fields propagating each other to transmit electromagnetic radiation.

[gifts-of-heimdall-runes]

The Runes

by Ingrid Kincaid

Source

[poeticnorth]

Lagu from my upcoming book, Northumbrian Rune Poems.

The poem, including Old English translation, can be read here.

Taking pre-orders for signed (and unsigned) copies on my Ko-Fi page.

[joannechocolat]

Dear Mr X...

It’s hard to give up a relationship, even when it has become toxic. Even when it brings you no joy, it’s hard to accept the fact that you’re better off without it. To look at the time you spent building it, to write off those years and start again can feel like jumping off a cliff into a bottomless precipice. You start to think of all the things you’ll lose if the relationship ends; the good times, the shared friends, the laughter and the memories. Your heart sinks at the thought of trying to rebuild all that from scratch. The time. The work. The energy. It feels like a bereavement.

I feel like that about Twitter now. A relationship that began fifteen years ago, when I was someone different, and the platform was new and hopeful and designed for communication, rather than spreading division. Sometimes I still find myself mourning that time; the friends I made; the stories I wrote, the thousands of incarnations of the Shed. Some of my friends have been left there for good, their Twitter accounts frozen in time; their words all that remains of them. Perhaps that’s why I’m reluctant to leave, even though the bluebirds have flown, and even the logo is changing to something that looks to me a lot like a modified swastika – an apt comparison, given the way in which certain voices and political views have been given unasked-for prominence, while others seem to have vanished altogether from my feed. Feed someone garbage for long enough, and they start to sicken and die. That’s what happening via this site. I have watched it happening ever since Elon Musk arrived - a man so cartoonishly self-obsessed that it’s hard to even believe he’s real, except that no writer of fiction or game designer would dream of creating such a crass and substandard character.

X. What a choice of symbol.

X marks the spot for pirates in search of buried treasure. X is the mark of a person who is unable to write their name. X is the identity of someone who needs to stay anonymous. It’s a voter’s mark; an erasure; a mystery; a chromosome.

And it’s also an occult symbol, a rune: the rune Gyfu according to the Old English Futhorc, and Gebo in the Elder Futhark; both of which translate as “gift”.

The Anglo-Saxon rune poem that accompanies it goes like this:

ᚷ Gẏfu gumena bẏþ gleng and herenẏs, ƿraþu and ƿẏrþscẏpe and ƿræcna gehƿam ar and ætƿist, ðe bẏþ oþra leas.

which translates as follows:

Generosity brings credit and honour, which support one's dignity; it furnishes help and subsistence to all broken men who are devoid of aught else.

At first glance, this seems the opposite of what Elon Musk has done for the world. A man who sees social media as his own personal platform; a man who sees the cosmos as his own personal joy-ride.

The mistake we made was believing that Twitter was our playground. Elon Musk has made it his, and is currently in the process of breaking the toys, chopping down the trees and nuking the site from orbit, just to prove that play is overrated, and that only money counts. I can’t help feeling sorry for the little boy he must have been, and to wonder what he might have been like if he’d actually had any friends. But it’s time: and the change of branding makes it even easier to step away.

So maybe this is a kind of gift to the ones of us leaving Twitter. Misinformation, misogyny, transphobia, conspiracy theories and other kinds of social media poison have already made it increasingly difficult to feel safe there. (And fun fact, the word Gift in German happens to mean “poison”.) Perhaps the ultimate gift of X is the freedom from the toxicity that has built up in this most volatile of media; the gift of better mental health; of greater connection to our world; an escape from a toxic fantasy back into the open air.

I won’t leave altogether – Threads still isn’t open to Europe, and the jury’s still out on Bluesky - but I don’t want to give any more of my content to a man who values power and money over human connection. I’m @joannechocolat across all my social media - that’s Threads, Bluesky, Tumblr and Instagram – and I’ll still be posting stories on my ko-fi account at: https://ko-fi.com/story. But if you want to know what I’m doing, then sign up to my free newsletter on my website at joanne-harris.co.uk. I’m coming to believe that social media as I once knew it may have run its course for me: I won’t leave it altogether, but from now on I plan to invest more of my time and energy elsewhere.

And as for Mr X - I doubt you’ll be around forever. But while you are, my gift to you is this final story: written live on Twitter, as was, for all the little bluebirds.

There once was a boy who had no friends. His father gave him everything money can buy: toy cars, model aeroplanes, even rockets that really flew, but friends were impossible to buy, and the boy was lonely, angry, and bored. 

One day, when he was playing alone with one of his expensive toys, he saw a group of children playing in a nearby park. They sounded so merry and carefree that the boy was jealous. 

“Why don’t I have friends?” he cried. “I shall buy the park, and then everyone will notice me.”

And so the boy asked his father to buy him the park for his very own; and he settled there with his expensive toys, and put a notice on the gate, saying: Entrance fee, 8 shillings.

The children of the neighbourhood looked enviously at the empty park. Some of the wealthier ones paid the entry fee, but many of the children did not; instead, they waited outside the gates, and looked into the place where once they had all played together.

But still the boy was not content. None of the new children played with him. Instead they played their own games, and climbed trees, or played hide and seek, or lay on the grass watching the clouds. None of this served the boy at all, and he was sulky and discontent.

“If I have all the trees cut down, then maybe the others will notice me,” he thought.

And so he ordered his servants to cut down all the trees in the park. But apart from a few toadies and flatterers, the children still did not play with him, but mocked him secretly from afar, and fell silent whenever he passed by.

“How ungrateful these children are,” said the boy, getting angry. “I bought this park for them, and still they refuse to play with me! Very well, I shall cease to pay the groundsmen and the gardeners. The park will be overrun with weeds. Wild animals will roam there.”

And so the boy did as he had promised, and the park became a wilderness. No-one wanted to pay for it, and even the toadies and flatterers and children of wealthy families went elsewhere to see their friends.

The boy was very angry at this, but there was no-one to be angry with. All the other children had gone. And so he took out his rage on the deer who had begun to roam in the park, shooting them with his toy crossbow, and became known throughout the land as a mighty hunter.

[theherbwitchshoppe]

ᚦᛖ ᚻᛖᚱᛒ ᚹᛁᚦᚳᚻ ᛋᚻᛟᛈᛈᛖ

Here to serve you! Wes Hal ᚹᛖᛋ ᚻᚪᛚ !

[pericleslindblom]

“Fate and Blood. First is an unseen power, the second is a force of nature in which we find fate. Only thanks to it can we comprehensibly understand the essence of blood. Blood without fate is like an uncharged battery, a magnet without attraction. Purity and breed of blood, quality of its mixing have no meaning whatsoever without a great destiny. It is like a touchstone that is used to test the value of blood.[…]Blood is that fuel that feeds the metaphysical flame of fate.”

Ernst Jünger, Interwar Articles

A pencil drawing of a dagger and a ᛟ Odal rune.

Othala (ᛟ), also known as ēðel and odal, is a rune that represents the o and œ phonemes in the Elder Futhark and the Anglo-Saxon Futhorc writing systems respectively. Its name is derived from the reconstructed Proto-Germanic *ōþala- “heritage; inheritance, inherited estate”. As it does not occur in Younger Futhark, it disappears from the Scandinavian record around the 8th century, however its usage continued in England into the 11th century, where it was sometimes further used in manuscripts as a shorthand for the word ēðel (“homeland”), similar to how other runes were sometimes used at the time.

The Odal rune was also used as the insIgnia of ethnic Germans (Volksdeutsche) of the 7th ΣΣ Volunteer Mountain Division Prinz Eugen. The unit was given the title Prinz Eugen after Prince Eugene of Savoy, an outstanding military leader of the Habsburg Empire who liberated the Banat and Belgrade from the Ottoman Empire in the Austro-Turkish War of 1716–18.

Othala is a rune of heritage, homeland and family.

Limited edition prints available, 48cm x 33cm, 100 copies, all numbered and hand signed, FREE SHIPPING WORLDWIDE

© 2024 P-S Lindblom

[grimasrunecasting]

I’ve been writing an informational beginner booklet for Elder Futhark on and off but I’ve run into a snag with the rune poems

The original Icelandic covers Younger Futhark and the Anglo-Saxon futhorc is of course it’s own thing

I don’t know what to do because Elder Futhark is 24 letters and the others are not. I really want to impress upon the reader that interpretations vary but without much historical sourcing, I’m struggling with it

For context, it’s supposed to be a booklet I can print at home and assemble myself to sell for like $8-10 or free with purchase of runes

[wolfalder]

hi hi hi!! your acc seems cool but I'm mainly making this ask cuz I'm curious abt the title of your blog..? those runes translate to "ulfr" and I feel like that's not what was intended 😅

here's "Alder" in Anglo Saxon/Futhorc runes: ᚪᛚᛞᛖ��

anyways, the "runic alphabet" everyone thinks of is actually like several different Old Norse alphabet variations with slightly different letters that developed throughout early Scandinavian history (Anglo-Saxon/Futhorc; Elder Futhark; Younger Futhark; Long Branch; Short Twig.... there's too many tbh), so this sheet doesn't account for every letter version that's out there, but it works pretty well and it's what I use most of the time.

Hope this helps! I love spotting runes in the wild. Being able to write/translate them is a fun skill to flex. (Though I'm not an expert, just had a hyperfixation once lmao)

Hello! And thank you!

But yes I do know that. I also have them tattooed on my hand. I am very aware of their translation but thank you for the info anyway 🐾