Gwen Britefyre
Posts : 10
Join date : 2012-08-09
 | Subject: Ancient Runes Lesson 1  9/27/2012, 4:19 am | |
| Whilst still shrouded in mystery, runic appears to be used frequently in the modern wizarding world. The runes themselves appear to be used principally as a stand-ins for letters of the Latin alphabet, as well as whole words (as logograms). For example, Dumbledore's copy of The Tales of Beedle the Bard, the name Albus Dumbledore was written entirely in runic, requiring translation before mass-production for the general public.
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Runic magic
In Hávamál, the runes are attributed with the power to bring that which is dead back to life. In this stanza, Odin recounts a spell:
Runic Spell:
Þat kann ek it tolfta,
ef ek sé á tré uppi
váfa virgilná,:
svá ek ríst ok í rúnum fák,
at sá gengr gumi
ok mælir við mik.
Translation:
I know a twelfth one if I see,
up in a tree,
a dangling corpse in a noose,
I can so carve and color the runes,
that the man walks
And talks with me.
The earliest runic inscriptions found on artifacts give the name of either the craftsman or the proprietor, or sometimes, remain a linguistic mystery. Due to this, it is possible that the early runes were not used so much as a simple writing system, but rather as magical signs to be used for charms. Although some say the runes were used for divination, there is no direct evidence to suggest they were ever used in this way. The name rune itself, taken to mean "secret, something hidden", seems to indicate that knowledge of the runes was originally considered esoteric, or restricted to an elite
Prophecy:
Haidzruno runu, falahak haidera, ginnarunaz. Arageu haeramalausz uti az. Weladaude, sa'z þat barutz. Uþarba spa.
I, master of the runes(?) conceal here runes of power. Incessantly (plagued by) maleficence, (doomed to) insidious death (is) he who breaks this (monument). I prophesy destruction / prophecy of destruction.
Homework: (due before next class)
Þat kann ek it tolfta, ef ek sé á tré uppi, váfa virgilná,:svá ek ríst ok í rúnum fák, at sá gengr gumi, ok mælir við mik.
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Cassiopeia De Bonaire
Posts : 11
Join date : 2012-09-02
| | Subject: Re: Ancient Runes Lesson 1 9/29/2012, 3:31 pm | |
| Cass walked into Ancient runes, and immediately regretted it when she looked at the board. With a sigh she got to work. She only looked up to greet the professor. | |
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