What Scandinavian runes?Roughly speaking, this is - writing the northern peoples.
But if all that simple?Referring to the origin of the word "rune", then you can clearly identify the root of the Republic of Uzbekistan, which dates back to the word "secret."That is, besides the fact that the runes - a living in the past, the alphabet, it is also a secret system.Yes, the common people knew some of the values of the runes, people knew how to use them.But the real masters, able to predict the future, and to heal, using seemingly simple letters were few.Scandinavian runes were sent by the god Odin during his mystical experience.Thus, the legend that had been hanging 9 days and 9 nights in the tree Yggdrasil, pierced by his own spear.This is not just Ash is the World Tree, which connects three worlds - Helheim, Midgard, Asgard.Also, the roots of Yggdrasil has 9 branches and 9, on the number of worlds in the Norse mythology.Thus, one got the Scandinavian runes during a ritual initiation, like a shamanistic ritual death.One must go beyond the Self to travel the nine worlds.A representation of the Vikings easiest thing to do is to those who died in this world.Therefore, the Scandinavian runes can be regarded as an ecstatic experience that one handed people.
Runes, particularly Scandinavian, were common in Denmark, Norway and Sweden.
Most of runic monuments located on the territory of Sweden.There is evidence that the runes used even in Novgorod, not to mention the Britain and Greenland.The largest known were gravestones with runes.In general, because you can use the Nordic runes: amulets do wonders even treat they can be.But, as in ancient times, few possess this skill.It was found that the inscriptions on the tombstones should protect them from evil spirits.Rune amulets on the weapons were intended to make it invincible.Inscriptions on chain mail and helmet, on the other hand, were supposed to protect the wearer from attacks by magic.
Returning to the runes, it should be noted that the term "Scandinavian runes" includes 24 characters, which are used in magic, and one more - blank - fleece, which is used in divination.Runic alphabet consists of 24 runes, as mentioned above, which are divided into 3 atta 8 runes.Each atta has its patron god.So, for the first ATT, relatively speaking, the god Freyr is responsible, for the second - Hagal, for the third - Tyr.Number 8 - not by chance, as a symbol of the cycle of life, infinity.Besides 8 = 4x2.Number 4 Scandinavians, like many other nations, is harmony.Number 2 symbolizes the eternal struggle of opposites.What attov 3 also has a deep symbolism.For example, the Scandinavians believed that there are three major world - Asgard, Midgard, Helheim.That is why it grouped Scandinavian runes.Guessing - another area of application.This guessing runes could also few.We have heard the most simple technique of divination.For example, you can pull one rune, asking the question and then interpret it.A more sophisticated variant - the so-called "Guessing Odin", when it is necessary to pull out 3 runes.The first means the cause of the problem, the second - the current status of the third - a possible solution.
