The runes
Below are the runes of the Elder Futhark
Fehu
(F: cattle).
Uruz
(U: auroch, a wild ox).
Thurisaz
(Th: thorn or giant).
Ansuz
(A: an Æsir god).
Raidho
(R: ride, wagon).
Kenaz
(K: torch).
Gebu
(G: gift).
Wunjo
(W or V: joy).
Hagalaz
(H: hail, hailstone).
Nauthiz
(N: necessity).
Isa
(I: ice).
Jera
(J or Y: year).
Eihwaz
(Ei: Yew tree).
Perthro
(P: initiation).
Algiz
(Z: elk).
Sowilo
(S: sun).
Tiwaz
(T: Tiw, the sky god).
Berkano
(B: birch).
Ehwaz
(E: horse).
Mannaz
(M: mankind).
Laguz
(L: water).
Ingwaz
(Ng: Ing, the earth god).
Dagaz
(D: dawn, day).
Othala
(O: ancestral homeland).
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