Runes

This page is the third part of a five-part article on the runes. The other four parts are

here is some evidence that, in addition to being a writing system, runes historically served purposes of magic.

The runes of the Elder Futhark, their uses in writing, divination, magic during the Norse Viking and Teutonic medieval world and today.

Magic runes were Elder Futhark runes used for magical purposes. Certain words written with Elder Futhark runes were believed to have supernatural power.

Magic of runes, discover the runic magic and the magic power of each rune in detail for the creation of talisman and amulets...

Runes are an alphabetic script used by the peoples of Northern Europe from the first century C.E. until well into the Middle Ages. In addition to their use as a written alphabet, the runes also were a system of symbols used for magic and divination.

Details of Runic alphabets, including Elder Futhark, Gothic Runes, Anglo-Saxon Futhorc and Younger Futhork.

The 10 Best Books on the Runes - Norse Mythology for Smart People.

Humankind has used signs and sigils for thousands of years to aid in communication, to record knowledge and in some cases to divine the future and evoke magic for purposes of protection and empowerment.

If you do not believe in the paranormal or metaphysical please do not leave mean or rude comments on the Instructable, thank you.  We're new to Instructables but not the world of the paranormal. Reading Runes is one of the most popular methods of Mancy (Divination).  There are different kinds of Rune stones depending on which alphabet you choose to follow; Anglo-Saxon Futhorc, Cirth, Elder Futhark, Gothic Runes, Hungarian Runes, Turkic, Younger Futhork.  Elder Futhark is the emerging Rune alphabet in popularity; it is also known as the alphabet with the "blank". What is the best way to use your runes? That is up to you.