Good Books on the Runes

Runelore - The Runes and Germanic Scripts (2 threads, 57 posts)

General Thread ₀ Featured October 3 , 2003

From magical formulae to hex signs, the runes were used in magic for most of their history. In somes sense the runes themselves were considered sacred: according to the Viking legend, Odin himself "found" the runes while hanging on the world Tree Yggdrasil - pinned there by his spear as a sacrifice of himself to himself. And in modern times a new interest in the runes has developed in the New Age movement and in revived pagan religions like Asatru. This thread is for discussion of all aspects of the runes and magic in the Germanic world, both in the ancient worlds and in their various modern re-inventions.

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Author: * Norrmania Sigurdsson - 1 Post on this thread out of 8 Posts sitewide.
Date: Aug 20, 2003 - 00:37

I'm not sure if all of you have heard of Edred Thorsson, but if not I really suggest reading his books on Runes and the like. Some of his books to start out with are:

Runecaster's Handbook: The Well of Wyrd

Futhark, a Handbook of Rune Magic (after this one, one should read Runelore: A Handbook of Esoteric Runology)

Northern Magic: Rune Mysteries and Shamanism

and don't worry its none of that wicca/newage stuff there seems to be a lot of these days.

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