Legends claim that the god Odin was the inventor of the runes. This alphabet of ancient northern European tribes, the northern celts, Vikings and ancient Germans has become and interesting divination technique.

Predating the first centure C.E., Runes are the sacred symbols of the Teutonic people, and were used by the village shamans for divination and magick. The word 'Rune' means simply,'secret' or 'mystery'. The oldest and most familiar runic system comes from the Germanic tribes,know as the Elder Futhark. The name 'futhark' is derived from the first six letters of the runic alphabet. Consisting of 24 Runes, each glyph of the Elder Futhark is named for an animal, object, emotion or, occasionally, a God. It is a divinatory system closely associated with the earth. The traditional Germanic futhark is divided into three families of eight, or 'Aett',
named for the Norse gods Freyr, Hagal and Tyr. Runes are typically used as an oracle, a means of finding guidance from the Higher Self. However, they can also be worn as a piece of amulet jewelry, carved or written in sets (rune scripts) and charged, or utilized in spellwork for a specific outcome.

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Freyr's Aett
Hagal's Aett
Tyr's Aett

This page was last updated on March 8 2008