Rudiments of Runelore
June 8, 2022
Category: Recommended Media
Author: Stephen Pollington
Genre: Norse & Icelandic Sagas
Publisher: Anglo-Saxon Books
This little volume provides a useful introduction and guide to the ancient runes of the Germanic peoples. It discusses the origins and meaning of all the known runes, and includes text and translations of rune poems and riddles from England, Norway amd Iceland, as well as two short essays on `The Norfolk TIW runes' and `The Brandon runes'.
‘Small book with big bibliography’
An excellent resource on Germanic runes, including linguistic information, discussion of inscription, the rune poems, and the different runic systems. It is a very small book, easily read in a day or so, but it has a lot of good starting information, including a list of texts for further reading for the interested reader.
