Norse runes elder futhark4/20/2024 ![]() ![]() The rune of wealth and abundance, Fehu means “cattle,” as owning livestock once signified prosperity. ![]() Rune and Tarot Correspondences Fehu – ᚠ: Ace of Pentacles/King of Pentacles I recommend taking a class or doing research on your own to learn about both tarot and runes. Please note that this list is merely an overview. The name of each rune varies depending upon source I picked the ones I came across most frequently or preferred most. Need a quick primer on the tarot? I have a handy tarot cheat sheet in my book The Creative Arcana. Other sources include The Rune Site and Tarotsmith Divination, among a few other online sources that gave similar information. One of the best sources I’ve found in my research on runes was Nordic Runes: Understanding, Casting, and Interpreting the Ancient Viking Oracle by Paul Rhys Mountfort. If this system helps you, feel free to switch the cards around as you see fit. And studying in this way helped me see runes as a lot more approachable than I’d initially thought. They’re not strict rules, or even perfect one-to-one comparisons, but a starting point for the tarot reader who wants to branch out. The tarot correspondences are my own and have helped me in my study of runes. But ever since I had found ways to make personal connections with the cards, I have been able to understand them more clearly. These, too, had once seemed impossible to learn. Simply put: they seemed intimidating.Īs I began to research their interpretations, the meanings reminded me of tarot cards, with which I’m more familiar. I.I’ve long been interested in learning Norse runes, but I didn’t begin exploring them until a few months ago. Our runic reference: Runes: Reading the Past, R. To learn more about the Viking Age Younger Futhark runes, click here. It can convert and display over 1,000 runes.įUTHARK-E does not translate or use Old Norse at all. Click the 'Convert' button to build the rune sequence. It allows corrections, cursor repositioning andĬopy/pasting into the entry textbox. The tool converts all non-letter characters (including numerals!) to blanks. It will convert 'th', 'oe', 'ae' and 'ea' to their individually appropriate single rune. FUTHARK-E converts anyĬombination of upper and lower case English letters, since 'case' didn't apply to runes. Letter-to-rune and rune-to-letter mapping we use. See the notes at bottom of page to see the exact With a single English letter, even though some runes were used to represent multiple letters. Necessarily, our rune set also associates each rune Obviously using this rune set is a compromise since there were many variations used in Europe beforeĪnd during the Viking Age. Variety of historical objects - and modern merchandise. That includes runes common to both and a few more that show up on a wide Variously called the Elder Futhark or the Anglo-Saxon Futhorc. It transliterates the English language text you enter to the rune set Possessions, inheritances, ancestral property, hereditary landįUTHARK-E converts English letters to runes or runes to English letters. The god Ing, the earth god, successful conclusion, relief Man, humankind, interdependence, cooperation Horse, physical movement, new dwelling places, steady progress The god Tiw(Týr), the sky god, victory, success in any competition, extreme motivationīirch(-godess)/birch tree, fertility, birth, family Mystery, things hidden, secrets, dice cupĮlks, a fortunate new influence, friendship, protection Yew-tree, a powerful ally, Yggdrasil the great tree Year (good harvest), fruitful part of year, reaping of rewards for efforts extended Need, necessity, extremity, plight, delay, a counsel of patience Hail (stone), precipitation, forces outside your control Torch, warm and controlled fire, energy, sore Riding, wagon, chariot, carriage, travel, movement The Ase, sovereign ancestral god, mouth, spoken word, taking of wisdom Vexing thorn, thurs (the strong one), giant, Mjollnir - Hammer of Thor To convert English text toĮlder Futhark/Anglo-Saxon Futhorc runes or convert Elder Futhark/Anglo-Saxon Futhorc runes to EnglishĬattle, wealth, money (gold), earned income ![]() Shows these runes and the more commonly used variants. Was neither standardized nor used consistently. Were in continuous usage and more were added. Germania, Frisia and particularly in Britain, the runes of the Elder Until only 16 remained to be used there during the Viking period. Elder Futhark were used in Scandinavia until c. ![]()
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