Norse mythology and runes (10)
As the end of the semester is approaching, I have decided to base this post, and possibly more, on Norse mythology. This semester I took a linguistics course in Old Norse Language. Old Norse Language was one of the most interesting courses I've had the opportunity to be in, but I'm a linguistics nerd so others may not share my opinion. My favorite part of the course? RUNES. The Futhark runes are such a fascinating piece of linguistic and cultural history in my opinion. The runic symbols were for so much more than simply making notes or labeling objects. For Germanic cultures, runes carried meaning in various spiritual practices such as witchcraft, and of course, Norse myths. Runes were believed to hold spiritual protection, power, and knowledge in and of themselves. I'll start this potential series of posts with the story of Odin 's discovery of runes . Odin, depicted in the photo below, is the most complex god in Norse mythology. Chief of the Aesir gods...
