Each rune not only represents a phonetic sound but also has its own distinct meaning often connected with Norse mythology (see clickable alphabet at left). Scholars believe that early peoples used ...

The runic alphabet eventually evolved to reflect the transition from the Proto-Norse language to Old Norse in the 8th century, and it was used up until the 14th century, when Christianity — and by ...

These letters are part of the alphabet known as "futhark," named ... According to historians and experts in Norse mythology, the Vikings believed that runes were imbued with the energy of the ...