| Ask six rune experts 'Where did the runes | | | | runes were nothing more than markers |
| originate from?' and you will probably get 6 | | | | symbolizing ones trademark, or ownership of an |
| different answers. There are different versions of | | | | item. Later they were altered and more symbols |
| runes for each culture and era they seemed to | | | | were added as the earth's population grew and it's |
| come from. One person told me they came from | | | | linguistic skills required more rune symbols and |
| the vikings, another said they originated from the | | | | meanings.Runes were and are written different |
| druids, yet another said they came from aliens, | | | | ways by different folks, some are written left to |
| each person was serious and thought they had | | | | right, others are written right to left, or up to |
| the correct origins of the runes, how can | | | | down, this again shows you that runes hold |
| everyone have a different answer about them ? | | | | different meanings to different people.Now days a |
| The answer appears to be 'time', over the years | | | | lot of folks think the runes were used for magic |
| folks have made up so many tales about the | | | | or such things as divination and fortune telling, this |
| runes that nobody knows the true origin of them. | | | | again depends upon the person who reads such |
| The very name 'rune', is a word derived from the | | | | meanings into the runes. Years back when the |
| Gothic word 'runa', which means "mystery."One of | | | | Christian faith was adopted by Europe, the use of |
| the oldest and first recorded uses of runes came | | | | the runes fell and they were replaced by the |
| from German tribes in central and Eastern Europe, | | | | more modern Roman/Latin Alphabet, in fact one |
| these early uses of runes show that they were | | | | letter of the latin alphabet even contain an earlier |
| not even meant to be a language for everyday | | | | rune symbol as part of it's language.Years later as |
| speech, but were used as a symbolic alphabet | | | | Christinaity spread, use of the runes dropped, |
| system. Each rune letter or shape had it's own | | | | Church leaders did not understand their meanings |
| sound, and meaning, in fact each rune | | | | and symbols, so they considered them evil or |
| represented a diety or so called God, that gave it | | | | from the devil, this thinking has lasted even to |
| it's special power. People of old belived that by | | | | today, and it is the basis for the thinking of |
| carving runes into their personal property or other | | | | modern occultists, druids and new-agers that the |
| items, the God or diety over that rune would | | | | runes are magical and can be used in ceremonies |
| protect the item, they even believed that a | | | | or rituals. Even Hitler in his perverted thinking, used |
| sword could be made more powerful for use in | | | | symbols of the rune alphabets in the nazi military |
| battle by carving runes into it.There are at least 6 | | | | insignia to supposedly give his army more power, |
| different types of runes or rune alphabets that | | | | this of course proved foolish as the nazi regime |
| folks use or dabble with today, and each rune | | | | was crushed by other military forces.But still |
| alphabet is supposedly the correct set to use, if | | | | many folks like using runes today because they |
| you ask the person that uses them. Runes hold | | | | are an ancient item, they hold mystique and even |
| no more special meaning than any symbols, | | | | occult powers to some folks. I say use them for |
| drawings or sigils do, unless you have a belief that | | | | fun, don't try using them for fortune telling or spell |
| they are magical and will it, they are nothing more | | | | casting, all that stuff is clearly against the true |
| then drawing a circle or a square and giving them | | | | source of power, the power of God and his son |
| special meanings. For instance if I was around | | | | Jesus Christ. In fact to show you the weakness |
| hundreds of years ago, I might of looked towards | | | | of runes for prophecy, modern runes contain a |
| the sun in the sky and then drawn or carved a | | | | blank rune, this blank rune symbolizes the |
| circle on a stone or piece of wood, to me it | | | | Unknowable, wouldn't you think that a great |
| meant the power of the mighty glowing circle of | | | | source of knowledge or power would know all ? |
| fire in the sky, to someone else years later that | | | | Again, look to the Bible and Jesus Christ for your |
| discovered my circle carved into the stone, they | | | | future, it is the only book of prophecy that has |
| may think that circle represented a wheel, eye, | | | | been and will continue to be, 100% accurate.Some |
| moon, or just a plain circle. Each person uses | | | | of the common runes used still today, are: 'Elder |
| runes for their own purposes and each person | | | | Futhark', 'Younger Futhark', 'Anglo-Saxon Futhorc', |
| seems to give them their own meanings.In ancient | | | | 'Robert's Runes', the later 'Robert's Runes,' has |
| Europe a lot of adults seemed to do wood | | | | become very popular, as it is the only version of |
| carvings, in fact it was a prized skill handed down | | | | the runes that includes a full english alphabetic |
| from one family member to another. An alphabet | | | | translation, which makes writing any english text in |
| was needed that could easily be carved or | | | | runes possible. Robert's Runes are also available as |
| scratched into the wood used by the carvers, | | | | a 'True Type Font' for use on any WINDOWS |
| runes were perfect for this since they consist of | | | | based computer. |
| mostly straight lines linked together. Most uses of | | | | |