Runes symbol

Runes, ancients alphabetic symbols of Germans and Scandinavian. 'rune' mean secret or mystery.

There is 24 runes, each one having her own signification and symbolic meaning. Its origins is discussed, the first hypothesis is that runes come from Latin and Greek alphabet. Indeed some symbols seem to Greek alphabet or Latin,there are similarity in phonetic. The second theory say that runes come from Latin and Alpin alphabet.

The 24 rune represent the 24 Scandinavia's constellations.

Meaning of each runes:

1.Fehu: livestock, money and fortune. It's the primordial fire.(f)

2.Uruz : Buffalo and ox. It's the paramount strength.(u)

3.Thurisaz : giant, women supply. (th)

4.Ansu :God, 'ancestor's post'. It's the inspiration and the conscience.(a)

5. Raido : cavalcade, the way, travel in darkness.(r)

6.Kaunan : torch, boat, ship. (k)

7. Gebo : donation, sacrifice. (g)

8. Wunjo: delight, magnificence and comfort. (w)

9.Hagalaz: hail, storm, hill-fated magi of the Time. (H or ch)

10. Naudiz: servitude, distress, constrain, torment, necessity. (n)

11. Isaz: ice, cold, misfortune.(i)

12.Jeran: years, productive seasons, crop.(j)

13.Eihwaz: yew, death, proscription of magi and others dangers.(e)

14. Petho: Divination, random. (P)

15.Elhaz: men, ambivalence. (R)

16.Sowilo: sun, light, heat and fertility. (S)

17.Tiwaz: arrow, fidelity and the god of war. Ziu. (T)

18.Berkana: a birch-tree branch, wedding and the goddess Frigg. (F)

19.Ehwaz: horse, the solar chariot guide. (E)

20.Mannaz: human, humanity. (M)

21.Laguz: water, sea, lake, spring. (L)

22.Ingwaz: god or heroes from Ingwi.(NG)

23.Dagaz: the day, luminosity from the sacred fire. (D)

24.Othalaz: landed possession, it's the opposite of Fehu.(O)

Runes have ben used by nazi on their flag but in the same time they prohibit them (like in Island).

Runes are used in some fantasy books (of J.R.R. Tolkien, Jule Verne,....) for some of them runes are the writing of dwarfs.