Elder Futhark Custom Rune Ring in Mixed Metal Golden Bronze & 925 Sterling Silver - Rustic Modern Viking Unisex store Jewelry Gift for Him or Her

This mixed metals ring set is forged by hand and flame from .925 Sterling silver. It features a smooth, yet rugged band and a nugget of solid bronze. The rune carved in the nugget can be customized. (see last photo for examples & read more about runes and meanings below)

This ring style is suitable for both men and women and makes the perfect wedding or everyday ring. I use a combination of modern and traditional techniques to create jewelry as my Viking ancestors once did.

MEASUREMENTS & SPECIFICS:

RING SIZE: custom choose at checkout
WIDTH: approximately 7.5-8mm at widest point. Band is approximately 3mm x 3mm thick
FINISH: oxidized (can be left shiny and polished upon request)

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ABOUT THE ELDER FUTHARK RUNES:

Choose your custom rune from the Elder Futhark system at checkout. See last photo for rune choices and their meaning. The meanings assigned to the runes here are without esoteric speculation or conjecture. They represent accademically accepted meanings. Since the Vikings (who mostly used Younger Futhark) and the early German peoples from which they came did not use written language a few rune meanings have been lost to the ages. Most all meanings and representations come from information included in the Medieval Rune Poems. Of course each rune can mean anything an individual associates it to represent, however I choose to stick to historically documented meanings and representations when at all possible. Because of this the rune Isaz (3rd from the left in the 2nd Aett) has no known meaning and the 6th and 7th runes in the Second Aett have been assigned no name or meaning since we do not know and I do not support conjecture; only facts.

RUNE MEANINGS:

See photo 5 - Runes are read from left to right and are divided in to 2 groups of 8 called "aetts" or families. I have assigned each rune a number which corresponds with the selections available in the dropdown menu at checkout. If you have any questions please convo me for clarification or discussion. The letter associated with each rune is in parenthesis.

First Aett (top row from left to right photo 5)

1- Fehu (F) "cattle" - wealth
2- Uruz (U) "aurochs" - strength of will
3- Thurisaz (Th) "giant" store - danger / suffering
4- Ansuz (A) "an Aesir god" - prosperity / vitality
5- Raidho (R) "journey on horseback" - movement / work / growth
6- Kaunan (K) "ulcer" - mortality / pain
7- Gebo (G) "gift" - generosity
8- Wunjo (W) "joy" - joy / ecstasy

Second Aett (second row from left to right photo 5)

9- Hagalaz (H) "hail" - destruction / chaos
10- Naudhiz (N) "need" - need / unfulfilled desire
11- Isaz (long and short i) "ice" - further meaning unknown
12- Jera (Germanic J - English Y) "year" - harvest / reward
13- Eihwaz (i - pronounced like "eye") "yew" - strength / stability
14- Name unknown (P) - meaning unknown
15- Name unknown (Z) - protection from enemies, defense of that which one loves
16- Sowilo (S) "sun" - success / solace

Third Aett (third row from left to right photo 5)

17- Tiwaz (T) "the god Tiwaz (Tyr) - victory / honor
18- Berkanan (B) "birch" - fertility / growth / sustenance
19- Ehwaz (E - long and short) "horse" - trust / faith / companionship
20- Mannaz (M) "man" - augmentation / support
21- Laguz (L) - formlessness / chaos / potentiality / the unknown
22- Ingwaz (Ng) "the god Ingwaz" - fertilization / the beginning of something / the actualization of potential
23- Othalan (O - long and short) "inheritance" - inheritance, heritage, tradition, nobility
24- Dagaz (D) "day" - hope, happiness

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