Lessons - Tests

Lesson 12 - Tests and Reading

Comprehension Test

1. What is the chief problem with buying long distance?
2. What materials were runes traditionally made from?
3. With respect to the runes, what may some local craftspeople permit you to undertake?
4. Name an author whose book comes with a set of runes
5. Why do some book stores also sell divinatory materials?
6. What types of errors/difficulties may you encounter with a purchased set of runes?
7. What is it that will be greater in an object you have made as opposed to you purchased?
8. How should the glyph on a rune be?
9. Name two materials, other than those in your answer to question 2, from which runes are made today
10. What is an advantage of buying your runes over the internet?

Reading

As the topic of buying runes is one which few authors talk about, you should use this opportunity to do some further reading from the Poetic Edda. First read Rigsthula which tells how the god Heimdall first brought the runes to earth, then read Baldrs Draumar and see how Odin puts the runes to practical use.

Further Exercises

1. Assume for now, that you will be buying your set of runes. This will be a very precious and personal object to you and hence great care needs to go into its choosing. Using the Rune School Resources pages as a starting pointing, and going elsewhere on the net from there as necessary, familiarize yourself with the different materials from which runes can be made. Consider each in terms of factors such as appearance, weight and feel to the touch. Decide which appeals to you. Investigate variations, so that, if you opt for stone, check out different types or stone, or if you go for wood, the appearance and feel of different types of wood. Don't treat this as a purely rational process, listen to your intuition. Is there a tree for example that has particularly strong associations or childhood memories?

2. Use your local phone directories and local knowledge to put together a list of craftspeople in your area who make runes. Visit at least one to see their wares first hand. Were you impressed? Did you like what you saw? If not, think about why you didn't and what you would have wanted to see.

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