Rune Lore of the All Father

The wyrm came crawling but Woden took nine glory-twigs and struck the adder so that it flew into nine parts. Odin learned the secret of the runes after sacrificing himself to himself. The Scandinavian rune alphabet is called the futhark or fuþark, The Anglo-Saxon one is known as the Futhorc or Fuþorc. It was not just a system for writing but, much like with Chinese Kanji, each rune has its own individual meaning. The runes were used in religious rituals and were thought to be magic. This