The Viking Runes

THE VIKING RUNES is a study of the ancient Norse fuÞark script used in everyday inscriptions, carved memorials and divination. It covers the Elder fuÞark as well as the Viking fuÞark of Orkney and Norse Scotland and the wider Viking world. With references to Norse and Celtic history, myth and saga, the Norse Gaelic tradition and warrior mysteries, this book covers the origins of the runic fuÞark, inscriptions and secret codes, how to carve the runes, how to read them, the Norse gods and beings of the elder world, the practices of shape changing, galdrar, spá and seiðr, animal cults, and the down to earth lore found in Old Norse verse. This book should be useful for anyone seeking to expand their knowledge of the runes and more.