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  2. Runic magic - Wikipedia

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    The Healing Runes with co-author Susan Loughan (1995) teaches methods for using runic divination in the context of health and personal integration. Rune Play: A Method of Self Counseling and a Year-Round Rune Casting Record Book (1996)

  3. Anglo-Saxon runes - Wikipedia

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    The names of the runes above are based on Codex Vindobonensis 795, besides the names ing and æsc which come from The Byrhtferth's Manuscript and replace the seemingly corrupted names lug and æs found in Codex Vindobonensis 795. Ti is sometimes named tir or tyr in other manuscripts. The words in parentheses in the name column are standardized ...

  4. Kaunan - Wikipedia

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    The evolution of the rune in the elder futhark during the centuries. The k-rune ᚲ (Younger Futhark ᚴ, Anglo-Saxon futhorc ᚳ) is called Kaun in both the Norwegian and Icelandic rune poems, meaning "ulcer". The reconstructed Proto-Germanic name is *Kauną. It is also known as Kenaz ("torch"), based on its Anglo-Saxon name.

  5. A Gaelic Blessing - Wikipedia

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    The original, English-language piece that the central lines of Rutter's piece are directly excerpted from is a poem in the book The Dominion of Dreams: Under the Dark Star, [3] by Celtic Revival writer William Sharp / Fiona Macleod; while not containing the words "Jesus," or "Amen," [4] the poem does mention both "the Son of Peace" and "the ...

  6. Bryggen Runic inscription 257 - Wikipedia

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    The Bergen rune charm is a runic inscription on a piece of wood found among the medieval rune-staves of Bergen.It is noted for its similarities to the Eddaic poem Skírnismál (particularly stanza 36); [1] as a rare example of a poetic rune-stave inscription; and of runes being used in love magic.

  7. Magic in Anglo-Saxon England - Wikipedia

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    In the surviving records, the Anglo-Saxon witch was usually portrayed as a young woman, who practised magic to find a lover, win the love of her husbands, give birth to a live baby or to protect her children. This is in contrast to the later English stereotype of a witch, which is that of an elderly spinster or widow. [39]

  8. List of runestones - Wikipedia

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    The number of runestones in Sweden is estimated at between 1,700 [2] and 2,500 (depending on definition). [2]The Swedish district of Uppland has the highest concentration with as many as 1,196 inscriptions in stone, whereas Södermanland is second with 391).

  9. Laguz - Wikipedia

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    Laguz or *Laukaz is the reconstructed Proto-Germanic name of the l-rune ᛚ, *laguz meaning "water" or "lake" and *laukaz meaning "leek". In the Anglo-Saxon rune poem, it is called lagu "ocean". In the Younger Futhark, the rune is called lögr "waterfall" in Icelandic and logr "water" in Norse.