Elder Futhark Norse Runes Handcrafted Bronze Viking Ring.
Jorvik Viking Centre - York. Includes what the Jorvik Viking Centre has to offer, together with background information on the archaeological dig which took place on the site. Linked to York's Archaeological Resource Centre, which has a range of academic support items.Modern runestones (as imitations or forgeries of Viking Age runestones) began to be produced in the 19th century Viking Revival. The Scandinavian Runic-text Data Base (Samnordisk runtextdatabas) is a project involving the creation and maintenance of a database of runestones in the Rundata database.Viking Runes Although Viking legends and stories were largely passed down by song and memorized poetry, they did in fact possess a written language. Runes were used in various Germanic languages. The earliest runic inscriptions date from around 150 AD.
The runic inscriptions were first discovered in Demark. The Viking runes are inspired by Latin or Old Italian language and have great significance for German people. They are also known as Futhark because the runes always begin with F.U.TH.A.R.K. The Scandinavians put all the alphabets under the list of Elder Futhark and the list is further divided into Younger Futhark and Anglo-Saxon Futhark.Viking warriors harnessed the arcane powers of the runes even in war. Runic inscriptions on swords entreated the gods either to protect the sword's owner or bring pain and misery to his enemy.
The holy runes Odin hung on the windswept sacrificial tree for nine nights, pierced by a spear and without food or drink; then he caught up the runes with a shout. With insight into the holy runes, he could now heal the sick, make wounds whole, yes, even raise the dead.
