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A red Ís (Isa, Isaz) rune above a viking-style depiction of an iceberg

Reading the runes: Ís (Isa, Isaz)

Ís is probably the simplest rune of all. A single line to convey such an overwhelming amount of meaning. I suppose that's part of the beauty of it. I created...

Reading the runes: Ís (Isa, Isaz)

Ís is probably the simplest rune of all. A single line to convey such an overwhelming amount of meaning. I suppose that's part of the beauty of it. I created...

A red Nauð (Nyd, Nauthiz) rune above a viking ship in rough seas

Reading the runes: Nauð (Nauthiz, Nyd)

The rune Nauð, also known as Nyd or Nauthiz, is one of the more challenging runes in the Elder Futhark. Its meaning is often associated with "need," "necessity," and "constraint,"...

Reading the runes: Nauð (Nauthiz, Nyd)

The rune Nauð, also known as Nyd or Nauthiz, is one of the more challenging runes in the Elder Futhark. Its meaning is often associated with "need," "necessity," and "constraint,"...

A red Hagall rune (hagalaz) above a tree bending to harsh cold winds

Reading the runes: Hagall (Hagalaz)

The rune Hagall, also known as Hagalaz, is the eighth rune of the Elder Futhark, the oldest form of the runic alphabet used by the Germanic peoples. It is often...

Reading the runes: Hagall (Hagalaz)

The rune Hagall, also known as Hagalaz, is the eighth rune of the Elder Futhark, the oldest form of the runic alphabet used by the Germanic peoples. It is often...

Red Kaun rune above a man suffering a spike of pain in his chest.

Reading the runes: Kaun (Kenaz)

The rune Kaun, also known as Kenaz, represents the letter "K" in the Younger Futhark runic alphabet.   "Kaun is the distress of children and a desire for battle, a...

Reading the runes: Kaun (Kenaz)

The rune Kaun, also known as Kenaz, represents the letter "K" in the Younger Futhark runic alphabet.   "Kaun is the distress of children and a desire for battle, a...

A red Reið (Raidho) rune above a depiction of a viking ship

Reading the runes: Reið (Raidho, Rad)

The rune Reið, also known as Raidho or Rad, is the fifth rune of the Elder Futhark alphabet. Its name means "ride" or "journey" in Old Norse, and it is...

Reading the runes: Reið (Raidho, Rad)

The rune Reið, also known as Raidho or Rad, is the fifth rune of the Elder Futhark alphabet. Its name means "ride" or "journey" in Old Norse, and it is...

A red óss (ansuz) rune featured above a depiction of odin on his horse sleipnir

Reading the runes: Óss (Ansuz)

Óss is one of the few runes for which the various versions of the Icelandic rune-poems all agree: Óss er aldingautur, Óss is (Odin) og Asgarðs jöfur and Asgard's warrior-king...

Reading the runes: Óss (Ansuz)

Óss is one of the few runes for which the various versions of the Icelandic rune-poems all agree: Óss er aldingautur, Óss is (Odin) og Asgarðs jöfur and Asgard's warrior-king...