The runic alphabet “futhark” after the first six runes (Fehu, Uruz, Thurisaz, Ansuz, Raidho, Kaunan). Since when these words swept through all times and ages by the echo of hidden secret knowledge. The origin of the runes is shrouded in mystery and there are many legends about it.
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So, a little about the origins of the runes. Inscription Runes of the Elder Futhark in their original content means an appeal to the forces associated with this rune. Each of the runes is a pictographic symbol of some higher principle or energy. The first systems of writing developed and used by the Norse and other Germanic peoples were runic alphabets. There are also theories about the use of runes or runic signs in the Baltic and Slavic lands. Runes have been used throughout Scandinavia, Ireland, the British Isles, and Iceland since about 200 BC. Runes are ancient Germanic letters and Viking letters in a special order, used not only for writing but additionally for divination and magic. It derives from the ancient root of the language of the Nordic tribes and means “to hide, to conceal, to mask.” According to the research of linguists, traces of these ancient origins are preserved in the modern languages of the followers of these adverbs. What are the runes, what mystery is hidden in this simple word? Originally, the word “rune” literally means “secret, mystery”.
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