Runes of Power — The Elder Futhark (Runebook)
This interactive runebook presents every rune from the Elder Futhark with pronunciation, meaning, and extended museum-style notes. Click a rune to open a detailed entry. Use the Export button to create a printable PDF of all entries.
Fehu [F]
Wealth, mobile property, cattle — prosperity and the power to give.
Pronunciation: FAY-hoo
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Uruz [U]
Strength, raw vitality — the primeval wild ox and physical potency.
Pronunciation: OO-rooz
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Thurisaz [Þ / Th]
Thorn, giant-power, threshold — dangerous potency; a guardian and a force of upheaval.
Pronunciation: THOO-ree-saz
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Ansuz [A]
Divine speech, breath, and inspiration — Odin’s influence on lore and language.
Pronunciation: AHN-sooz
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Raidho [R]
Journey, right order, and ritual passage — movement that follows pattern and law.
Pronunciation: RAY-tho
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Kenaz [K]
Torch, creative fire, and craft-illumination — inner insight and skill.
Pronunciation: KEH-naz
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Gebo [G]
Gift and reciprocal bond — the social web of obligation and generosity.
Pronunciation: GHEH-bo
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Wunjo [W]
Joy, harmony, success — the fortunate completion of social aims.
Pronunciation: WOON-yo
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Hagalaz [H]
Hail, disruption, and necessary breaking — the shock that resets structures.
Pronunciation: HAH-gah-laz
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Nauthiz [N]
Need, constraint, and learned resourcefulness in scarcity.
Pronunciation: NOW-thiz
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Isa [I]
Ice, stillness, and enforced pause — preservation and reflection.
Pronunciation: EE-sah
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Jera [J/Y]
Harvest, cycles, and the reward of patient labor.
Pronunciation: YEH-rah
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Eihwaz [EI]
Yew, resilience, the axis between life and death.
Pronunciation: AY-waz
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Perthro [P]
Cup, chance, and hidden outcomes — the container of fate.
Pronunciation: PER-thro
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Algiz [Z/Ē]
Protection, guardianship, and sacred boundary-marking.
Pronunciation: AL-giz
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Sowilo [S]
Sun, victory, guidance — luminous success and true direction.
Pronunciation: SOH-wee-lo
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Tiwaz [T]
Honor, law, and the sacrifice for justice (Tyr).
Pronunciation: TEE-waz
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Berkano [B]
Birch, birth, regeneration, and maternal growth.
Pronunciation: BER-kah-no
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Ehwaz [E]
Horse, partnership, and trustworthy movement.
Pronunciation: EH-waz
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Mannaz [M]
Humanity, self, and the social role of the individual.
Pronunciation: MAN-naz
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Laguz [L]
Water, flow, intuition, and liminal currents.
Pronunciation: LAH-gooz
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Ingwaz [NG/Ing]
Fertility, seed, latent potential — Ing/Ingvi and quiet growth.
Pronunciation: ING-waz
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Dagaz [D]
Daylight, awakening, and transformational breakthrough.
Pronunciation: DAH-gaz
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Othala [O]
Ancestral inheritance, homeland, and cultural continuity.
Pronunciation: OH-tha-la
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