Heimdallr's Ætt Flashcards
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Hagalaz - ᚼ Hagall, ᚻ Hægl
Procrastination, Completion, Failure, Illness, Success Through Destruction, Hail, Transformation
Norwegian: “Hail is the coldest of grain; Christ created the world of old.”
Icelandic: “Cold grain: and shower of sleet: and sickness of serpents”
Anglo-Saxon: “Hail is the whitest of grain; it is whirled from the vault of heaven: and is tossed about by gusts of wind: and then it melts into water.”
ᚾ
Nauthiz - Nauðr, Nyd
The Need, The Duty, Restraint, Necessity, Life Lesson, Patience
Norwegian: “Constraint gives scant choice; a naked man is chilled by the frost.”
Icelandic: “Grief of the bond-maid: and state of oppression: and toilsome work.”
Anglo-Saxon: “Trouble is oppressive to the heart; yet often it proves a source of help and salvation: to the children of men, to everyone who heeds it betimes.”
I
Isa - Ís
Ice, Stillness, Waiting, Delaying, Cessation of Development
Norwegian: “Ice we call the broad bridge; the blind man must be led.”
Icelandic: “Bark of rivers: and roof of the wave: and destruction of the doomed.”
Anglo-Saxon: “Ice is very cold and immeasurably slippery; it glistens as clear as glass and most like to gems; it is a floor wrought by the frost, fair to look upon.”
ᛃ
Jera - Ár, ᛄ Ger
The Harvest, Profit, Reap the Benefits, Fertility, Cyclicity, A Sequence of Movements
Norwegian: “Plenty is a boon to men; I say that Frodi was generous.”
Icelandic: “Boon to men: and good summer: and thriving crops.”
Anglo-Saxon: “Summer is a joy to men, when God, the holy King of Heaven, suffers the earth to bring forth shining fruits for rich and poor alike.”
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Eihwaz - Eoh
Aspiration, Inner Strength, Barrier, Confusion, Endurance, Risk, Life and Death
(If this rune has a Norwegian or Icelandic poem it has been lost.)
Anglo-Saxon: “The yew is a tree with rough bark, hard and fast in the earth, supported by its roots, a guardian of flame and a joy upon an estate.”
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Perthro - Peorð
Hidden Works, Mysteries, Occult Skills, Revealing of One’s Destiny, An Initiation, Precognition, Luck
(If this rune has a Norwegian or Icelandic poem it has been lost)
Anglo-Saxon: “Peorð (pocket/lot-box? Meaning has been lost) is a source of recreation and amusement to the great, where warriors sit blithely together in the banqueting-hall.”
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Algiz - ᛦ Ýr, Eolh
Patronage, Protection, Care, Security, Blessings, Filter
Norwegian: “Yew is the greenest of trees in winter; it is wont to crackle when it burns.”
Icelandic: “Bent bow: and brittle iron: and giant of the arrow.”
Anglo-Saxon: “The Eolh-sedge is mostly to be found in a marsh; it grows in the water and makes a ghastly wound: covering with blood every warrior who touches it.”
ᛊ or ᛋ
Sowilo - Sól, Sigel
Winning, Sun, Energy, Willpower, Integrity, Vitality, Purpose, Power, Leadership
Norwegian: “Sun is the light of the world; I bow to the divine decree.”
Icelandic: “Shield of the clouds: and shining ray: and destroyer of ice.”
Anglo-Saxon: “The sun is ever a joy in the hopes of seafarers: when they journey away over the fishes’ bath: until the courser of the deep bears them to land.”
