Learn your F-U-TH's The runic alphabet, or Futhark, gets its name from its first six sounds (f, u, th, a, r, k), much like the word 'alphabet' derives from the first two letters of the Greek ...

Each rune had its own unique set of meanings and different uses. In the Poetic Edda, rune symbols were also associated with Norse deities. Representing everything from fertility and strength to ...

Check if you have access via personal or institutional login A fresh examination of one of the most contentious issues in runic scholarship - magical or not? The runic alphabet, in use for well over a ...