Viking Age Runes

fikiN AeG ruNs

by Graydon Kupfer

GrATN Kubfr



Runes and Norse Mythology

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Mythological meaning of the Younger Futhark runes:

f F- cattle, gold, wealth

u U - strength, speed, the auroch (an extinct breed of ox)

z TH - giants in Norse mythology

A A - any Norse deity, usually Odin

r R - a long journey

k K - fire and light


h H - hail (weather or battle)

N N - the need for something

i I - ice

S S - the sun

T T - Tyr, the war god

b B - birch trees, fertility, Idun, the goddess of spring

H E - horses

m M - man or mankind

l L - water

O O - inheritance or ancestry








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