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Runes: Sorting fact from fiction
A Listmania! list by S. Plowright (Sydney, NSW Australia)

1. The Rune Primer: A Down-to-Earth Guide to the Runes by Sweyn, Plowright

The list author says:
	"Start from an informed perspective. Historical facts about runes in plain English. Old sources and translations. Esoteric interpretations. Reviews of popular authors. Modern myths exposed."

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2. Pierced by the Light: Viking Gods, Runes and 21st Century Magic by Rig Svenson

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	"An educated Heathen speaks about runes & the Old Gods, and speaks out against the recent "invention of tradition"."

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3. Rudiments of Runelore by Stephen Pollington

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	"The basic academic facts about runic tradition. Esoteric focus, but no New-Age fantasies or imaginary cults."

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4. Runes (Reading the past) by Page

The list author says:
	"A short academic overview of the runes by a foremost Professor. Useful for checking claims made in other books."

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5. Voluspa: Seidhr As Wyrd Consciousness by Yngona Desmond

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	"By a scholar & practitioner. A prophetic Old Norse text is examined for its deeper revelations about shamanic perception & Wyrd."

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6. Old English and Its Closest Relatives: A Survey of the Earliest Germanic Languages by Orrin W. Robinson

The list author says:
	"An excellent overview of the languages spoken by the original rune users."

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7. Our Troth: History and Lore: 1 by Kveldulf Gundarsson

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	"A comprehensive view of the Nordic mythology and its relationship to modern Heathen life."

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8. An Introduction to English Runes by R.I. Page

The list author says:
	"Another scholarly book by the Professor, if you are looking for plain historical facts."

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9. Runic Amulets and Magic Objects by Mindy MacLeod

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	"The only genuine survey of historical runic magical objects."

�35.00

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10. Thorsons Way of - The Runes by Bernard King

The list author says:
	"One of the better popular books. Quite well researched."

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11. Runecasters Handbook: The Well of Wyrd by Edred Thorsson

The list author says:
	"Popular & speculative. More scholarly than most, but doesn't always separate speculation from fact."

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12. Taking Up the Runes: A Complete Guide to Using Runes in Spells, Rituals, Divination, and Magic by Diana L. Paxson

The list author says:
	"Fairly ecclectic & Neopagan, some attempt to be scholarly. Worth reading, but a little too reliant on inventive modern rune writers."

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13. Uthark: Nightside of the Runes by Thomas Karlsson

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	"Based largely on Thorsson's "Odian" philosophy. Completely speculative."

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14. A Practical Guide to the Runes: Their Uses in Divination and Magick (Llewellyn's New Age) by Lisa Peschel

The list author says:
	"Example of a popular New-Age "fluffy" rune manual. To be taken with a grain of salt & some historical facts from books listed above."

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15. Reading The Runes: A Beginner's Guide by Kim Farnell

The list author says:
	"Another example of a popular New-Age rune manual. Even fluffier."

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16. The Book of Runes by Ralph Blum

The list author says:
	"The first really popular rune manual, completely fluffy, considered by many one of the worst. Claims to be about Viking runes. No Vikings consulted here."