Elder Futhark Rune Meanings
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The Runes is an ancient form of divination. The earliest mentioning of the Runes is from the medieval book called the ‘Poetic Edda’ from the 13th century. The elder futhark is considered to be the oldest version of the Runes and was the written and symbolic art form between the 2nd and 8th centuries. The Elder Futhark consists of 24 letters which are divided into 3 equal rows called aetts.
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The runes are powerful, magical and wise. They will speak to you exactly at the level where you are at and at the same time challenge you to evolve further.
Learn the Runes from ancient texts
If you want to learn Norse Mythology from the ancient texts, I recommend reading Poetic Edda. The Poetic Edda is also known as the Elder Edda. These are poems preserved by an Icelandic family of farmers. This manuscript is called the Codex Regius of the Poetic Edda. Do not confuse the Poetic(Elder) Edda with Snorri Sturlason’s book, Prose Edda.