Runic Alphabets - Purple Hell

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Runic Alphabets
Page Menu Anglo-Saxon Futhorc Elder Futhark Gothenburg Runes Gothic Runes Hungarian Runes Medieval Futhark Younger Futharks Sources		Runic Alphabets are traditionally known as a FUTHARK; a name composed of the first six letters of the alphabet. Not much is known about their origins. In Old Norse languages the word rune means 'inscription', 'letter' or 'text'. In Old Germanic languages it also means 'secret' or 'mystery'. Runes had and still have an important role in ritual and magic.

Elder Futhark
	The Elder Futhark is thought to be the oldest known runic alphabet used by the Germainic peoples. It was in use from around 150 - 800 A.D
Letter Name Meaning English Analogue Fehu Wealth F Uruz Aurochs U Thurisaz Giant TH Ansuz God A Raido Riding R Kaunaz Ulcer K Gebo Gift G Wunjo Joy W Hagalaz Hail H Nauthiz Need or Hardship N Isa Ice I Jera Year or Harvest Y Letter Name Meaning English Analogue Eihwaz Yew Tree EI Perth Luck or Fruit P Algiz Sedge or Protection Z Sowulo Sun S Teiwaz The God Tyr T Berkana Birch Twig B Ehwaz Horse E Mannaz Man M Laguz Water L Inguz The God Ing NG Dagaz Day D Othila Inheritance O
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Anglo-Saxon Futhorc
	The Anglo-Saxons brought the Futhark to England in 5th century A.D it was modified into a 33 character alphabet called a Futhorc, to account for the differences in spoken Old English.
Letter English Analogue F U TH O R C GH W H N I Letter English Analogue J EI P Z S T B E M L NG Letter English Analogue D Œ A Æ Y IO EA Q K ST G
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Gothic Runes
	Gothic was an East Germanic language spoken by the Goths. It used a runic alphabet until the 4th century, when it was replaced by a Greek-based Gothic alphabet.
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Younger (Scandinavian) Futharks
	The Scandinavian or Younger Futhark evolved from the Elder Futhark until about 800 A.D., the beginning of the Viking Era. It was the main alphabet in Norway, Sweden and Denmark throughout the Viking Age. It was mostly replaced by the Latin alphabet by about the 13th century. Three different versions of the alphabet developed in Norway, Sweden and Denmark.
Norwegian Swedish-Norwegian, Short Twig or Rök Runes Danish Gothenburg or Bohuslän Runes
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Hungarian Runes
	Hungarian Runes were a type of runic alphabet used by the Magyars until the 11th century. The first Catholic king of Hungary, St. Stephen I ordered that all traditional writings be destroyed and that the Christian (Latin) alphabet be adopted. However, these runes remained in use in remote regions of Transylvania until the late 1850s
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Medieval (Latinised) Futhark
	After the arrival of Christianity in Scandinaiva, the Runic alphabet was Latinised and was used occasionally, mainly for decoration until 1850.
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Sources: Omniglot Ancient Scripts Wikipedia - Runes

ODIN - Gods from Norse Mythology

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Gods from Norse Mythology...

ODIN

Also known as GANGLERI, ODINN, OTHINN, VAK, VALTAM

ODIN: The Norse Biggy. ODIN is Father of the Gods, King of ASGARD, Ruler of the AESIR and the Lord of War, Death and Knowledge.

To travel the world without being recognised, he wears a huge wide-brimmed hat. He also — thanks to LOKI — rides an eight-legged horse named SLEIPNIR into battle. All he needs is a six-shooter and a sheriff's badge to be able to stand in for John Wayne in True Grit. His biggest fans include the Berserkers, which should give you some idea.

He's also very hot on Knowledge and Military Intelligence, having two ravens, Huginn and Muninn, who fly around the world every day bringing up-to-date reports.

ODIN himself has only one eye, having traded the other one for a sip from MIMIR's Well of Wisdom during his visit to the great World Tree YGGDRASIL. Consequently he's full of knowledge, while his missing eye is hidden in an unknown location care of MIMIR the Talking Head. The eye enabled MIMIR to focus on far-distant events, allowing ODIN the ability to always see far ahead.

To become the Top Wise Guy, ODIN put himself through some incredibly rigorous ordeals. The Well of Wisdom lies under the second root of YGGDRASIL, which allows the Dew of Knowledge to seep into it. So ODIN stabbed himself with his own spear and hung himself on the tree for nine days and nights. He was then allowed a peep, and saw magic runes appear on rocks beneath him.

With a superhuman effort he struggled to lift them, which must have been quite an acrobatic feat. Running his eye over the mystic symbols, he was instantly freed of all encumbrances; restored and rejuvenated with everlasting vigour enabling him to drop lightly to the ground.

His ordeal accomplished, ODIN was at last able to take a well-deserved swig from MIMIR's well, making him well-wise as well as wise. It was even tastier than his usual tipple Kvas, the Mead of Inspiration, a special brew made from the blood of KVASIR.

If you think a wise one-eyed Norse cowboy on an eight-legged horse would be easy to recognise, this ain't necessarily so for ODIN is a shape-changer, and his range of disguises make Sherlock Holmes look like Miss Marple. He also travels incognito under a variety of false names.

Sharing primeval God status with brothers VE and VILI, the Great ODIN helped bring the world as we know it into being, so we can forgive his little foibles. The legend tells that in the ice-laden wastes of NIFLHEIM, he got into a rather catastophic snowball fight with YMIR, the king of the FROST-GIANTS. The Abominable Snowgiant was slashed into pieces and ODIN made the world from all the bits. He even found a use for the eyebrows.

ODIN's dad is BOR, son of BURI, son of an ice cube. Married to FRIGG (with the occasional Freya fling and flirtation with RIND), the family firm includes BALDUR, HOD, HERMOTH, THOR and VIDAR. See also WODEN.

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Thor - Meta-Religion

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Thor

Old Norse Þórr

The son of Odin and a member of the Aesir, he was the god of thunder and the main enemy of the giants. He would smash their heads with his mighty hammer Mjollnir. To wield this awesome weapon he needed iron gloves and a belt of strength. Mjollnir would return to Thor's hand after being thrown and was symbolic of lightning.

Thor would ride around middle-earth in his wagon drawn by two goats, His abode was Thruthheim [Land of Strength] and his hall, Bilskinir.

His wife was Sif.

He was foremost of the gods to the common man, who would call on him to ensure fertility, and widely worshiped. Hammer shaped amulets, a symbol of Thor because it was his weapon, were worn about the neck well into the christianization of Scandinavia. There are molds from that time which contain both cross and hammer shapes, side by side. His name occurs in numerous place names, and it was his statue which was central in the great temple at Uppsala.

Thursday is named for him and he was associated by the Romans with Jupiter, therefore also parallel to Zeus. They were all the wielder of ligtning bolts. Some claim that Odin is the Norse equivalent to Jupiter / Zeus, however, one needs look not much further than the name given to the fourth day of the week by the Romans and then to its English equivalent to see that the ancients equated Odin with Mercury / Hermes.

Donar was an early version of Thor among the Germans and the anglo-saxons worshiped a thunder god named Thunor.