Runic pendant in solid bronze

Runic pendant made entirely of solid, cold-worked bronze.

Below are the meanings of the runes according to the pendant selected:

• Sowilo: solar wheel, power, original fire
• Naudhiz: life fire, destiny.
• Othala: ancestral heritage, closed property, sacred space.
• Dagaz: daylight, balance between light and darkness.
• Ingwaz: the god of the Earth, action on the earthly plane.
• Laguz: Primordial waters, the life energy.
• Mannaz: the Man, the divine ancestor.
• Ehwaz: the union, the horse vehicle of the soul, the divine twins.
• Berkano: Mother Earth, the matrix, the breasts of the earth.
• Tiwaz: The pillar of heaven, the balance, the primordial father.
• Algiz: Protective force, Valkyrie, open hand.
• Perthro: divination, fate and its laws, Matrix, childbirth
• Eihwaz: Tree of Life, axis of the cosmos, Yggdras
• Jera: cycle of life and the sun, union of heaven and earth.
• Isa: Ice, static force.
• Hagalaz: the seed, the primordial ice egg
• Wunjo: joy, Odin, harmony in the clan.
• Gebo: the gift, the interaction of two forces, the sacred seal.
• Kenaz: The fire of creation, the inner flame.
• Raidho: Thor’s chariot, the journey.
• Ansuz: The creative power of the word, the god Odin.
• Uruz: Original force, primordial ox, wild bull, brute force.
• Thurisaz: The thorn, defense, Thor’s hammer.
• Fehu: livestock, property, material and spiritual wealth.

Scandinavian tradition sees the runes as a gift received by the god Odin after he self-sacrificed himself by hanging for nine nights from the Yggdrasyl tree, pierced by a spear. Runes are an ancient northern European writing system, related to both Phoenician and, especially, Etruscan-type Italic writing systems. What makes it unique from other known alphabets is that, once adopted by the Norse peoples, it was completely revolutionized: the succession of characters was radically changed and it was enriched with symbolic and mystical meanings. Many archaeological finds testify that runes were engraved on objects of all kinds to enrich them with magical powers, objects that thus became veritable talismans. In the Poetic Edda, for example, there is mention of a sword engraved with some runes for victory, also a custom confirmed by numerous findings. Publius Cornelius Tacitus relates that runes were used by clan leaders for divinatory purposes, engraved on pieces of wood that were then spread on a white cloth.