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Runes & symbols

Younger Futhark Runes

The 16-rune Viking-age alphabet, a reduced form of the Elder Futhark used from about the 9th century.

PlannedRandom drawHistorical practice

A description for now. An interactive tool for this method is planned but not built yet.

Background

The Younger Futhark is a reduced form of the Elder Futhark with only 16 characters, in use from about the 9th century after a transitional period in the 7th and 8th centuries. The Norwegian and Icelandic rune poems describe its letters.

How it works

A reading would work like Elder Futhark casting, using the 16 Younger Futhark names and their rune-poem stanzas.

At a glance

Also called
Scandinavian runes, Viking-age runes, Long-branch and short-twig runes
Traditions
Norse
Regions
Europe
You need
A question, A random draw
Price
Free

Sources

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