Name: Nyd (Naudiz) Meaning: Need, hardship Rune ritual image: crossed fingers Nyd best translates as 'need', a response to hardship,...

Name: Haegl (Hagalaz) Meaning: Hail Rune ritual image: Six spoke star. It is to be expected that the Elder Futhark contains runes that...

Name: Wynn (Wunjo) Meaning: Joy, enlightenment Rune ritual image: gold This rune is an insightful concept of joy, not just as a simple...

Name: Cen (Kenaz) Meaning: Torch Rune ritual image: flame This interpretation of the rune Cen relies on the Anglo-Saxon rune poem, rather...

Name: Rad (Raido) Meaning: To ride, go on a journey Rune ritual image: A saddle or chariot Pity the poor horse who has to bare the rider...

Name: Os (Ansuz) Meaning: Odin (woden), mouth. Rune ritual image: mouth The Icelandic meaning of this rune evokes Odin (Woden), the ergi...

Name: Thorn (Thurisaz) Meaning: Thorn, 'to prick' Rune ritual image: spearhead As the Norse Thurisaz this rune is commonly attributed to...

Name: Ur (Uruz) Meaning: Auroch, vigour, vitality and courage. Rune ritual image: Bovine horns. Ur is linked to aurochs, a fearsome...

Name: Feoh (Fehu) Meaning: Cattle, wealth and fee. Rune ritual image: A calf suckling from its mother. This image depicts the life giving...