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Viking runes are a sacred alphabet used by Germanic and Scandinavian peoples between the 2nd and 13th centuries. The most studied system is the Elder Futhark, made of 24 runes, each with a sound, a name (Fehu, Uruz, Thurisaz, Ansuz, Raidho, Kenaz, Gebo, Wunjo, Hagalaz, Nauthiz, Isa, Jera, Eihwaz, Perthro, Algiz, Sowilo, Tiwaz, Berkano, Ehwaz, Mannaz, Laguz, Ingwaz, Dagaz, Othala) and a symbolic meaning tied to nature, Norse gods and human experience.
Runes were originally a script: carved on stones, ornaments, weapons and everyday objects. The oldest inscriptions date from the 2nd-4th century AD and are concentrated in Denmark, Norway and Sweden. Divinatory practice with runes is documented by Tacitus in his Germania (98 AD). Modern neopaganism reconstructed reading systems from the 1970s on, inspired by these sources.
Fehu (cattle, wealth), Uruz (primal strength), Thurisaz (challenge), Ansuz (divine word), Raidho (journey), Kenaz (fire, knowledge), Gebo (gift), Wunjo (joy), Hagalaz (hail, rupture), Nauthiz (necessity), Isa (ice, pause), Jera (harvest), Eihwaz (endurance), Perthro (fate, secret), Algiz (protection), Sowilo (sun), Tiwaz (justice), Berkano (rebirth), Ehwaz (movement), Mannaz (humanity), Laguz (water, flow), Ingwaz (fertility), Dagaz (dawn), Othala (heritage).
Formulate your question, choose the number of runes (one, three or five) and shuffle. The tool draws from the Elder Futhark, shows the image, name and meaning and offers an interpretation taking the position into account. Reversed runes, if enabled, indicate nuances, blocks or excesses of the upright meaning.
Twenty-four. Later variants include the Younger Futhark (16 runes) used in the Viking era and the Anglo-Saxon Futhorc (29-33 runes).
Yes. Runes work well for direct questions on choices, journeys, resources and relationships. For more narrative readings, choose tarot.
It depends on the school: some traditions always consider them, others ignore them. On Tarotsi the tool can be set either way.