Icelandic runes

Icelandic Runes

Book design, type and illustration for a contemporary book about runes, released by the Icelandic Magic Company, with academic assistance and texts by runologist Teresa Dröfn Njarðvík. The book is a modern contextualization of three runic alphabets, the E...

Icelandic rune symbols and meanings

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Different meanings of the tail of the arrow

Symbols and meanings

This old Icelandic Symbol is actually a compass, said to garuntee that your never lose your way-- whether you're lost at sea, in the woods, or just in life.

A collection of monochrome staves inspired by Icelandic runes and Norse mythology. These magical staves represent ancient symbols of power and protection, perfect for creative projects. Download a free preview or high-quality Adobe Illustrator (ai), EPS, PDF vectors and high-res JPEG and PNG images.

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Fun fact: none of the Icelandic magical staves have anything to do with the Vikings, the earliest known examples are found in an Icelandic grimoire called the Galdrabók (Book of Magic) dating from the 17th century.

In this weeks rune post I cover Icelandic runes and their development. This is a really interesting

Know your magical symbols! Do your research! Or you might end up with the Skyrim version on your arm accidentally.

In the Vikings' runic inscriptions, we do find numbers written down, but it's very rare. Usually numbers are spelled out as whole words, although on rare occasion the first letter of the number-word is used to stand for the number. And very uncommon, on occasion, the Vikings would use the runic letters to stand for a numeral. So the Uruz u rune for auroch may be the letter u or the number 2. Or Fehu f rune for wealth may be the letter f or the number 1. Later a tally like system developed…

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Runes: The Icelandic Book of Fuþark Book design, type and illustration for a contemporary book about runes, released by the Icelandic Magic Company, with...