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Introduction This section is under continual development.
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History of the Runes
| A
Brief History of the Runes | From the Wednesbury
site a short history detailing their mythology and the development of the runes
over time | | Runes | In
the interests of fairness, a different view of the runes from the Skeptic's Dictionary
some of which we would agree with, most not :) | Archaeology
of the RunesThe
Kensington Runestone and Similar Runes - Literary
SourcesEddas | Woden's
Harrow Norse Mythology Source Texts | Both
Eddas and various other texts available here in translation - amazing! Though
their color scheme proved unreadable in our browser | | The
Poetic Edda | As translated by Henry Adams
Bellows. This text is now public domain. Accompanied by notes and commentary. |
| The
Poetic Edda | The Thorpe Translation. As housed
at the North Vegr (formally the Midhnott
Sol Regintroth) site. Due to page design some horizontal scrolling is required
by those who have smaller screen sizes. | | The
Prose Edda | As translated by Arthur Gilchrist
Brodeur and held at sacred-texts.com |
| The
Prose Edda | As translated by Anderson and
housed at the North Vegr site. Due to
page design some horizontal scrolling is required by those who have smaller screen
sizes. | Rune Poems
Other Literature
| Beowulf
| One of the greatest poems in Old English
gives considerable insight into the heroic life style. It is available here on
the web in translation | Academic
Rune Material | Law:
Law asWyrd | An excellent paper explaining
Wyrd and its operation | | Essay
on Loki | A detailed and fascinating analysis
of Loki and his roles in the Eddas | | Rune
Net - International Network for Students of the Runes | Rune
Net shares many of the same ideals as the Rune School. There is some good material
available on the site as well as the opportunity to join the group and gain access
to its full resources. The Rune School recommends investigation of Rune Net for
those serious about runic study. | | Agrell's
Numerology System Using the Elder Futhark | Details
of the Uthark theory invented by Professor Agrell (and popularised by Kenneth
Meadows) from the Arild Hauge
rune website. Here you can read in detail about Agrell's theory |
| Project
Runeburg | A source of Nordic literature on
the internet for the serious multi-lingual scholar only since most of the texts
are in Scandivanian/Nordic languages rather than English. | Runes
PronunciationMaking
Runes | The
Darkrage Runic Page | A guide to the meanings of the runes
which also shows how they are carved and an incantation to use for each one |
| Making
A Rune Set | Courtesy of the Iminsul Aettir Archives, a
detailed personal description with diagrams of the construction of a rune set
(wooden) | | Making
Runes - Materials and Magical Notes | Another detailed personal
description of the manufacture of their set of runes (stone) | | Runes
- Creation | An account of a method of rune creation with
accompanying ritual | Rune Meanings/Correspondences
| The
Elder Futhark | Courtesy of Freya.org, a table of rune correspondences
and meanings | | Description
of Runes | Attractively designed using frames unfortunately
the meanings are straight from Blum | | Runes
of the Elder Futhark | Very simply put together but informative
page | | What
Are Runes? | Fairly basic page design but information is
quite detailed | | The
Norse Runes | After some initial text you will find some
fairly compact but clear summaries of rune meanings | | Asgardtroth
Runes | Following a large but fast-loading graphic you will
find the individual rune names to be clicked on leading to detailed descriptions
of their divinatory and magical meanings |
General Rune Pages
| Welcome
to Wyrd | An excellent rune site provided by
the moderator of the runes@yahoogroups.com mailing list | | Ankou's
Page of Runes | One of the best new sites on
the runes we have seen in quite a while. Still developing but a good site, easy
to navigate with well presented information | | Runes:
Alphabet of Mystery | A magnifiicant and very
attractively presented site packed with information. | | Grimnir's
Runes | Attractively designed and informative
site (some of material in Swedish) | | Runes | A
history of the runes plus meanings - quite a lot for a single page and a little
slow to download | | Runes
from Aradia Moonshadow | Attractively designed
Wiccan site with some nice touches | | Beginning
to Understand Runes | A rune primer originally
published by Skvala Press. An excellent introduction | Rune
Groups/Publishers | Rune
Guild | A world-wide organisation founded
by Edred Thorsson | | Runa-Raven
Press | A dedicated press belonging to the
Rune Gild publishing some very specialist works on the runes and magic generally |
Rune Software
Rune Fonts and Graphics
| Orkney
Runes | Two typefaces inspired by Viking graffiti
inside the Maes Howe chambered tomb on Orkney | | ASCII
Art Runes | We were not hugely impressed with
these and ended up designing our own which we will put up here some day. However
for anyone who urgently needs ASCII art of runes you may find this of assistance |
Software and fonts are listed for information only
and their inclusion here does not constitute a recommendation. Users are responsible
for whatever they download onto their computers including checking the material
for viruses before using. Prices quoted are intended to be indicative. They were
accurate but may change without notice and the School takes no responsibility
for any difference in prices between that shown and paid by any person ordering
software Modern Rune-Related Activity
| Leif
Erikson's Vinland Runestone | Details about
a modern runestone which was cut to commemorate Leif Erikson's exploration of
America | | New
Runestones | Details of design and production
of modern runestones including for a cellular phone manufacturer | Norse
Mythology | Yggdrasil
- The World Tree | A page about Yggdrasil the world tree
showing the nine worlds connected to it (From Woden's Harrow) | | Loki
- A Paen in Progress | It is often said that Loki appeals
more to modern society than he did to his own. This page is a somewhat unstructured
collection of material in favor of Loki. We are sure he would approve though. |
| Norse
Mythology | A good general introduction to most of the
main themes. There is not a great deal of detail on each topic but there are sometimes
other external links to follow up | | Wizard
Realm - Meet the Gods | A very attractively designed and
quite informative page with basic information about the key Norse deities |
| Norse
Deity Pictures | A comprehensive set of pictures of the
various Norse deities we found the pages very slow to download though |
| Norse
Deities | Quite comprehensive information though page design
is somewhat old-fashioned and we found the background overly intrusive. |
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