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RUNELORE is divided into two parts. In Part One of RUNELORE, Historical Lore, Thorsson uses archaeological evidence to explain where the runes come from, what they mean and how they evolved. In Part Two, Hidden Lore, he takes a more psychological view of the runes and looks at the entire cosmology of the Old Norse to explain the role runes played and how they were used over time Readers learn the history and folklore of the Runes, runic numerology, runic psychology, runelore of the gods, magic, divination and more. RUNELORE combines linguistics, history and folklore to create a complete picture of the Runes and it's hidden codes.
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Edred Thorsson is an American Runologist who synthesises solid academic research with intuitive insight and a strong emphasis on the practice of rune magic.
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This chapter is intended to provide the runester with a basic outline of runic history and development from the oldest times to around 800 C.E. (or the beginning of the Viking Age) and includes a section on the Old English and Frisian traditions that continue beyond that time frame. Read the first page
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This chapter is intended to provide the runester with a basic outline of runic history and development from the oldest times to around 800 C.E. (or the beginning of the Viking Age) and includes a section on the Old English and Frisian traditions that continue beyond that time frame. Read the first page
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10 of 11 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Thorsson easily escapes the major trap that most "Pagan Revivalists" fall into in regards to ancient religion, that of not knowing jack squat about the subject. Runelore provides a much more historically based arguement for the cultic use of runes than any other work currently available. There is ample historical backing to his other arguements, and they are concise and clearly presented. Thorsson is well beyond the "Blank Rune" or "Celtic Rune" level that other "Runesters" wallow in, though his Ogham book perhaps stretched it a bit. In this book, Thorsson may have carried his Odhinn centered tendencies a bit too far, even going contrary to the evidence in declaring Loki, Baldr, and Heimdal to be hypostases of Odhinn. However, Runelore should be interesting even to Teutonic Historians, as Thorsson can safely speculate beyond the limits of scholarly propriety, and therefore show us how the ancient Germans may have actually percieved the Universe.
8 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Runelore is an esoteric text on runework that is more
leaning towards Thorsson's personal ideas on the subject,
but he presents these ideas readably, eloquently, and with
adequate support for his findings. A recommended read for
the runester!
leaning towards Thorsson's personal ideas on the subject,
but he presents these ideas readably, eloquently, and with
adequate support for his findings. A recommended read for
the runester!
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
The second publication of the authors' (who is the well known academic Stephen Edred Flowers) concerning the runes, this one written during his involvement with the Temple of Set of which some of these ideas seem to be reflected in this work through the viewpoint of Odianism. There is a very good start with the history of the runes which includes the medieval and political uses plus the general academic level of this work is good, however this is overshadowed by his Odian philosophy that gives a somewhat dubious interpretation to the academic material discussed inside, for instance, the diagram of yggdrasil is not likely to have been viewed in such a way by the 'heathens' of the past with the soul lore having more to do with Jung than ancient tradition. If you can not get the original source books concerning the runes and their history or uses, then this is a good book for you so long as the Odian veiwpoint is seen for what it is.
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