The Runes are a pan-European magical language. Their roots lie in the ancient pagan beliefs of our ancestors, who built many thousands of stones circles, long barrows and dolmens throughout ancient Europe. These same symbols and techniques were used by the pagan Celts and Germans. Helrunar: A Manual of Rune Magick is a complete manual of magick based upon arcane symbolism and secret techniques.

‘When I went to school, my history teacher told us about the old Germani. In her opinion, the Taunus mountains were populated by a bunch of brawny brawlers who wore horned helmets and small pieces of pelt. They lived in hilltop settlements which were fortified by ringwalls. Barely able to manage agriculture, they had to rely on hunting to fill their stomachs. They lived in shabby huts with mud-plastered walls and when the Romans came, they fought the invaders with crude swords, pointy sticks and by hurling rocks at them…’

Nowadays, the ringwalls of the Taunus are known as the work of La Tène Celts, who lived on the heights in well organised cities. For this new edition much of the text has been rewritten and updated. A large section on the bronze ages, the Celts, Germani and the later Vikings have been added. The theme of Wodan and Helja has been elaborated with more detail on pagan Scandinavia.

Helrunar: A Manual of Rune Magick Dimensions:

• Paperback: 444 pages
• Publisher: Mandrake; 3rd Revised ed. edition (1 Jan. 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10 ‘ : ‘Ž 1869928903
• ISBN-13 ‘ : ‘Ž978-1869928902
• Product Dimensions:  18.9 x 2.29 x 24.61 cm

Interested in procuring your own set of runes? We stock many different sets ranging from Handmade Elder Futhark Crystal Runes to Anglo Saxon Futhoc Wooden Runes and more. Head to our Viking Runes page to see for yourself.