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Rune
Web Vitki is an independent non-political and non-racial Northern
Tradition website aimed at supporting the solo rune practitioner
throughout the World with the genuine practices of the North.
It is hoped to reawaken some the “Old Ways” of applying oneself
in Northern magic as well as give new insight to rune workings in a
renewed flame of light. All are welcome who wish to
support this website with their research on Northern Tradition
articles, points of view, news or interests matters in raising
folklore awareness about the true origins and usage of the runes.
This is not an easy task but it is hoped to correct many of the
general misconceptions about the ancient worship of the Old Gods and
Goddesses of the North and the true language of the runes encoded
within these symbols.
The Kylver stone
The Kylver stone is a
rune stone whose official name is G. 88 dating to ca.400, found at the farm Kylver, Stånga,
Gotland in 1903. The stone was a flat rock used for a grave, and the
inscription was written on the inside of the grave, only visible to
the corpse. One theory about this is that the runes had magic
properties and should hinder the person in the grave from coming
back, another theory is that the rock was scrap material used for
practicing rune-carving.
The stone is inscribed with the
earliest known sequential listing of the 24 runes of the Old Futhark.
After the last rune follows an unknown spruce-like rune commonly
believed to be a modified Tyr rune. At a separate space the word (sulius or sueus) is inscribed. The meaning of
this latter word is unknown, but is assumed to associated with magic.
(Also note that the small inscription uses the younger fuþark version
of the s-rune.)
Vadstena bracteate
The Vadstena bracteate (or
rather bracteates since there are two of them) is a gold
bracteate found in the earth at Vadstena in 1744. A goldsmith was about to recycle the gold by melting the bracteate
but was hindered by a local clergyman, so that it was preserved. It is
believed to have been coined at the end of the 6th century. In the middle of the bracteate is a mans head on top
of a four-legged animal, and in front of this chimera (creature), a bird separated from the other image by a
line. It is mostly famous since it contains a full listing of the
Elder Futhark runic alphabet. The entire inscription reads: luwatuwa fuþarkgw;
hnijepRs; tbemlngo[d].
It ends therefore by a Futhark (where we can see that
Othala precedes Dagaz) and where the three aetts are very well
marked.
Remarkable is
the occurrence of two times b - instead of b and p.
luwatuwa is according to
Antonsen (1975:72) uninterpretable, and Krause (1971:171) remarks: "magische
Doppelformel... Deutung ist nicht möglich" Lundeby & Williams
(1992:17). It is generally accepted by scholars that luwa-tuwa
is clearly a magical formula where luwa means ‘on
earth’ and tuwa ‘to the sky’. (Antonsen does not
interpret luwa-tuwa) ‘On earth and to the sky, the Futhark’,
or if read as tuwatuwa ‘Twice to the sky, the Futhark The
last rune (d) is hidden below the necklace holder piece that has
been moulded on top of the bracteate, but is certain since in 1906 a
duplicate bracteate was found, also at Vadstena. The first part of
the inscription is uninterpreted but is assumed to be associated
with magic. Both bracteates are presently stored at Historiska
Muséet, the Swedish Museum
of History.
Dedication
This website
is dedicated to all reconstruction heathen folks but in particular the surviving
traditions of
heathenry
in existence
today. Contrary to the status quo, heathenry did not die out
entirely but survived in pockets of fragmented lore. These survivals
have helped to keep alive the forgotten
oral traditions or “Elder Ways” of the North. I also raise
a horn high to all my academic kindred who are dedicated
fellow researchers of rune lore and
seiður
for helping to bring in a new renaissance of accurate literature on
the fuÞark
runes,
seiður
and heathenism. In particular the ongoing research of my good and
loyal vinrs Yngona Desmond, the Vinland
Völva
and Sabine Morrisson aux Hamburg, some say is one of the few if not
only practising Wölva's
in Northern Europe
today. I especially hail them for their hard work and preservation
of what was lost to us! A salute to all these brave hearts
who touch hands with their Gods standing strong alone in their faith
requiring no ego cult status, reward or recognition for their work.
Dedication to research in rune lore have enabled others who would
listen, rediscover vital pieces of that great puzzle which goes into
mapmaking what was lost in antiquity - the real secret of the runes.
In the search for authenticity, rune scholars and lay scholars often
face ridicule, rebuttals, envy
and are even feared as a threat for their knowledge often challenging
the status quo of established thinking within neo-pagan literature. They are the unsung heroes
of the Northern Tradition and it is to such as these that I hail!
It is my
hope that this site provides a fresh outlet for such pioneering
vanguards who dare question their faith but are also willing to
share their views with the common folk so that we may all grow with
real knowledge of the Northern Gods and Goddesses and grasp the life
runes. May you find your truths during your journey on
Midgard and laugh death in the face at journey’s end in order
that you may join with your kinfolk in the Halls of Valhalla where
the brave may live forever.
Note: I have been
for the past six months deeply involved in the throws of a brand new
major web resource re-development project which promises to be both
an exciting new challenge as well as a major venture into education
for heathens the world over.
Rig Svenson
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