Elder Futhark Runes
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Chapter Three, postulates the idea that at the conclusion of the Aesir/Vanir war written in the Edda, their subsequent peace was sealed with the Marriage of Freyja to Odin and that in fact Frigga is Freyja.
Abstract: Unter anderem zu buirso auf der Fibel von Beuchte, das als verhüllende (tabuisierende) Namenentstellung (für *Būriso) zu fassen ist.
A short essay on my views regarding the magical and historical use of the Runes, originally published in "Mimir: Journal of North European Traditions" ed. Gwendolyn Taunton (Numen Books, 2012).
Table of Contents, Preface, and selected pages from book (published by Veleda Press, 2016) www.veleda.net
This article discusses Peircean ideas and integrates them into a system that can be understood as magical communication within the Umwelt of the Runemaster of the elder runic tradition. I begin by discussing the issue with the word... more
The seiδrhjallr <a raise platform for working seiδr magic with one or even two persons> and the hasǽti <high seat place of honour> are two entirely different entities and certainly not synonymous. The hasǽti in this case was simply a... more
Since the resurgence in popularity of pagan spirituality began, there has been a dramatic increase in interest pertaining to the mystical practices of cultures whose histories and traditions have largely been buried by time and dominance... more
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My survey aims at giving a short introduction to the rune studies, which is inadequately presented in Hungarian scholarship, to put the objects into the context of international classification, and complete the information, for example in... more
The Ossolineum bought the coin discussed in this article at the 58th auction of the Warsaw Numismatic Centre held on 8 November 2014. It was initially identifi ed as a Gothic imitation of an aureus of Severus Alexander, most probably made... more
A document about a Rune workshop I ran, to help others' teach this subject. It covers most of the writing system, constructing a chronological paradigm through Elder, Transitional Younger and the Younger Fuþark. It is based on using... more
There are plenty of people so foolish that they believe nothing but what they have seen with their own eyes or heard with their own ears - never anything unfamiliar to them, such as the councils of the wise, or the strength and amazing... more
This dissertation addresses the issue of magical communication found in the Elder Futhark runic inscriptions. The study examines the Kragehul Spear Shaft (DR 196), Björketorp runestone (DR 360), the Horn(s) of Gallehus (DR 12), Gummarp... more
The study of runes always attracted the attention of the academy and a great interest by the general public. Nowadays we can see them represented in different ways of media and serving for many different purposes. In this article we... more
This paper presented to the 6th annual Runic Colloquium at Harvard University on March 11, 2104 examines the current state of the research into the Heavener Runestone, a runic inscription purportedly carved by Vikings using Elder Futhark... more
written for Anthony Blake for DUversity; an introduction to correlating elder futhark runes and John G. Bennett's 24 'triads of the world of selves'
This dissertation discusses Roman imperialism and runic literacy. It employs an interdisciplinary terminology. By means of terms new to archaeology, the growth of a specialized language, a technolect, is traced until it enters the realm... more
The sixth consecutive volume of the catalogue of the collection of ancient coins in the Ossoliński National Institute appeared after a twelve-year long break and thirty years after the publication of the first volume. It gathers the Roman... more
This is the first of the three presentations that I give within the course "Vikingatida och medeltida skandinavisk historia" at the University of Gothenburg. The 60-minute lecture (40+20 minutes) is followed by group work in which... more
The writings offer the main source for those modern Odinists. If you are interested in this stuff, please direct your attention to a wonderful URL – http://euroheritage.net/eddaintro.shtml. Here you can see clearly the mix of Celts and... more
This paper presents a short overview of the state and history of research on the topic of Elder Runic orthography and epigraphy (150-700 CE). The runic alphabet or fuþark and the problems of interpreting runic texts are presented. The... more
Some remarks on the numismatic and runological issues in Tomasz Kosiński's book on so called Slavonic runes.
A comparison and analysis of two futhark inscriptions. Written as qualification paper for the exam of the Runology - General Introduction course at the University of Oslo in 2016.
On the front panel of the Anglo-Saxon ivory box " Franks Casket " the cruel revenge of Wayland the smith and the Nativity of Jesus are depicted side by side. This juxtaposition was interpreted as a contrast between the cruelty of paganism... more