Rune coin pendant

Runes were the letters of the early Germanic peoples. The Elder Futhark, 24 runes named after its first six letters, was in use from roughly the 2nd to the 8th century, and the oldest known inscription, on a comb from Vimose in Denmark, dates to about 160. People carved names, memorials and short messages. Using runes to tell fortunes is largely modern, popularised by Ralph Blum’s Book of Runes of 1982.

• Fehu. The f-rune, ‘cattle’ or ‘wealth’, tied to generosity and strife in the rune poems.
• Uruz. The u-rune, ‘aurochs’, the fierce wild ox of the Old English rune poem.
• Thurisaz. The th-rune: ‘giant’ in the Norse rune poems and ‘thorn’ in the Old English one.
• Ansuz. The a-rune, ‘a god’, which the Icelandic rune poem names after Odin.
• Raidho. The r-rune, ‘riding’ or ‘journey’, in the medieval rune poems.
• Kenaz. The k-rune: ‘torch’ in the Old English rune poem, ‘sore’ in the Norse ones.
• Gebo. The g-rune, ‘gift’, praised for generosity in the Old English rune poem.
• Wunjo. The w-rune, ‘joy’, described in the Old English rune poem.
• Hagalaz. The h-rune, ‘hail’, the ‘coldest of grain’ in the medieval rune poems.
• Nauthiz. The n-rune, ‘need’, which the rune poems tie to hardship and frost.
• Isa. The i-rune, ‘ice’, described in all three medieval rune poems.
• Jera. The j-rune, ‘year’ or ‘harvest’, the hope of farmers in the rune poems.
• Eihwaz. The yew rune, a rough, firm-rooted ‘keeper of fire’ in the Old English rune poem.
• Perthro. The p-rune, of unknown meaning, linked with play and laughter in the Old English poem.
• Algiz. A rune of uncertain name and meaning; its ‘protection’ sense comes from modern books.
• Sowilo. The s-rune, ‘sun’, a hope to seafarers in the Old English rune poem.
• Tiwaz. The t-rune of the god Týr, the one-handed god of the Norse rune poems.
• Berkano. The b-rune, ‘birch’, the leafy young tree of the medieval rune poems.
• Ehwaz. The e-rune, ‘horse’, a joy to nobles in the Old English rune poem.
• Mannaz. The m-rune, ‘man’, a reflection on kinship and mortality in the rune poems.
• Laguz. The l-rune, ‘water’ or ‘lake’, the endless sea of the Old English rune poem.
• Ingwaz. The ng-rune of Ing, the hero ‘first seen among the East Danes’ in Old English verse.
• Dagaz. The d-rune, ‘day’, the Creator’s light in the Old English rune poem.
• Othala. The o-rune, ‘inheritance’ or ‘home’, in the Old English rune poem.

Pendant

25 mm across

Weight

15 g

Chain

45 cm + 5 cm extender

Material

Stainless steel

Stainless steel

Hard-wearing steel that resists tarnish and copes with water and sweat.

Rinse it in warm water with a drop of mild soap, dry it well and wipe it with a soft cloth.

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30-day warranty against manufacturing faults, counted from delivery.

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