Runes - Futhark

Runes were first used over 1500 years ago by the East Goths, and later appeared throughout England and Scandinavia. As Christianity took hold, the use of runic alphabets in divination became reviled as a pagan practice. The word "rune" itself comes from an early Anglo-Saxon word meaning "secret" or "mystery", and they remain an enigma to the world at
large. Runes were initially most popular among Wiccans and modern pagans, but have enjoyed unprecedented mainstream adoption in the past 30 years.

This is a list of the Futhark and the name and meaning of each Rune.

Freyja's (or Freyr's) Aett

Fehu (F)
Uruz (U)
Thurisaz (Th)
Ansuz (A)
Raido (R)
Kenaz (K)
Gebo (G)
Wunjo (W, V)

Heimdall's (or Odin's) Aett

Hagalaz (H)
Nauthiz (N)
Isa (I)
Jera (J, Y)
Eihwaz (Ei)
Perth (P)
Algiz (Z)
Sowilo (S)

Tyr's Aett

Tiwaz (T)
Berkano (B)
Ehwaz (E)
Mannaz (M)
Laguz (L)
Ingwaz (Ng)
Dagaz (D)
Othila (O)

The Runes (Latin Alphabet):

A = Ansuz
B = Berkano
D= Dagaz
E = Ehwaz
Ei = Eihwaz
F = Fehu
G = Gebo
H = Hagalaz
I = Isa
J (or Y) = Jera
K = Kenaz
L = Laguz
M = Mannaz
N = Nauthiz
Ng = Ingwaz
O = Othila
P = Perth
R = Raido
S = Sowilo
T = Tiwaz
Th = Thurisaz
U = Uruz
W (or V) = Wunjo
Z = Algiz

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