Books on the runes, the alphabets used by Germanic and Norse peoples from roughly the 2nd century onward, and on the magick and divination built around them. The Elder Futhark of 24 runes is the system most practitioners learn first, though Anglo-Saxon and Younger Futhark rows also have their followers. These guides cover the names, sounds and lore of each rune, casting and reading layouts, bindrunes for talismans, and the wider world of Norse belief, including Odin’s winning of the runes as told in the Hávamál and the practice of seiðr. They suit beginners making a first set of runes and practitioners deepening Heathen or Norse-inspired work. Pair them with a rune set and a casting cloth.
