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Taking Up The Runes: A Complete Guide To Using Runes In Spells, Rituals, Divination, And Magic 15 reviews
Diana L. Paxson
Weiser Books, 2005
An extremely good resource for those truely interested in the runes.
+ excellent rune-lore!
+ Wonderful Rune Resource
+ Better than most
+ Good book
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Rudiments of Runelore5 reviews
Stephen Pollington
Anglo-Saxon Books, 1995
A Factual Introduction
+ An excellent down to earth guide to the runes
+ Great little book
+ Rudiments of Runelore
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Runes (Reading the Past, Vol 4)11 reviews
R. I. Page
University of California Press, 1987
Quick & Dirty! No Fluff Allowed!
+ Decent introduction
+ Historical and linguistic focus on Runes - not at all New Age
+ Thank goodness for the unimaginative runologist!
+ Essential Reading
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Our Troth: History and Lore 13 reviews
Kveldulf Gundarsson
BookSurge Publishing, 2006
Must have for those who wish to read of Northern European and Germanic Culture and religion
+ A Must Have on any Heathen's Library Shelf
+ A Highly Recommended Book!
+ Well worth the wait
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The Little Giant Encyclopedia of Runes15 reviews
Sirona Knight
Sterling, 2000
Brings The Runes To Life
+ Little on Size,yet Gigantic on Rune Info for All Runesters
+ Dynamite comes in small packages.
I have always had a fascination with Runes, but most of the good books on the subject are poorly written and hard to understand. "The Little Giant Enclyclopedia of Runes" brings a lot of information together in a way that is enjoyable and worth reading.
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The Book of Runes: A Handbook for the Use of an Ancient Oracle: The Viking Runes with Stones: 10th ... 95 reviews
Ralph H. Blum
St. Martin's Press, 1993
One of the best
+ Excellent source for beginners.
+ Startlingly Accurate
+ The Book of Runes
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Runes: Complete Illustrated Guide 7 reviews
PennickfNigel
Element Books Ltd., 2002
complete illustrated guide to runes
+ Excellent work
+ Pennick is BRILLIANT
+ For those who want to learn the history and the basics!
+ What are runes?
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Futhark: A Handbook of Rune Magic41 reviews
Edred Thorsson
Weiser Books, 1983
Groundbreaking but Incomplete
+ Esoteric understanding
+ For runic concepts in magic ,this book is the best.
In general I think that this is a must-read for those studying runic magic.
As some others have pointed out, the commentaries on the Runes in this book are somewhat influenced by the Armanens, and this influence is less noticeable in Thorssons later works. My general recommendation is to read ...
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Runes and Runic Inscriptions: Collected Essays on Anglo-Saxon and Viking Runes2 reviews
R.I. Page
Boydell Press, 1999
Excellent collection of hard-to-find essays!
+ Reality Check
Anything by Prof. Page is good! This book is a collection of some of his harder-to-find essays on runes, spanning a number of decades. I treasure my copy, and recommend it most highly to the serious student of runes.
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The Runes Workbook: A Step-By-Step Guide to Learning the Wisdom of the Staves7 reviews
Leon D. Wild
Thunder Bay Press (CA), 2004
Well crafted
+ good beginner
+ Great book!
+ Great introduction for Beginners
+ Excellent for a Beginner
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Voluspa: Seidhr as Wyrd Consciousness18 reviews
Yngona Desmond
BookSurge Publishing, 2006
Free Will
+ (finally) a good study of völuspá
This book has opened up a whole new understanding, a whole new world to me personally!
I truly believe, had I not taken the time to read the lore, I would not have had the understanding of what this most unique woman has put in writing (truly amazing). Since, I have spent countless hours ...
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Runic Amulets and Magic Objects5 reviews
Mindy MacLeod, Bernard Mees
Boydell Press, 2006
Real Runelore
+ Ad eundum quo nemo ante iit
+ brilliant, ground-breaking survey of runic magic
This book is without doubt the best, and perhaps only, genuine survey of historical runic magical practices.
Unfortunately, the vast majority of would-be "rune masters" are unlikely to want to spend more than $10 for a book, nor have the patience to deal with academic precision. With the ...
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Elves, Wights, and Trolls: Studies Towards the Practice of Germanic Heathenry: Vol. I (Studies Towards the ...5 reviews
Kveldulf Gundarsson
iUniverse, Inc., 2007
Not for the novice
+ A serious (but entertaining) book for serious practitioners
+ A Long Needed Book
+ At home with the Land Spirits
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Old English and Its Closest Relatives: A Survey of the Earliest Germanic Languages18 reviews
Orrin Robinson
Stanford University Press, 1993
Excellent Introduction and Quick Reference
+ Which was first the egg or the hen?
+ The earliest attested Germanic languages
+ Great introduction to historical linguistics of the Germanic family
+ Perhaps Best General Survey of Germanic Languages Ever Written
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Our Troth: Living the Troth8 reviews
Kveldulf Gundarsson
BookSurge Publishing, 2007
It's not just for nature lovers
+ A newcomers perspective
+ A good start to a Book hoard
+ What an incredible resource
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A Practical Guide to the Runes: Their Uses in Divination and Magic (Llewellyn's New Age)34 reviews
Lisa Peschel
Llewellyn Publications, 1989
Best Book on Rune-Casting for all beginning Novice Runesters.
+ awesome read
This is a great simple pocket-guide to the Runes.This paperback is an excellent primer for all new Rune students,as i once was.So,if you're a more serious divination student,you will quickly move on from the basics presented here.The next forward step would be ,"The Little Giant Encyclopedia of ...
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The Rune Primer: A Down to Earth Guide to the Runes16 reviews
Sweyn Plowright
LULU, 2007
A Must Read Rune Book
+ Exactly what it claims to be!
+ No Mumbo Jumbo on the Runes
+ Excellent Primer!
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Runic Amulets and Magic Objects5 reviews
Mindy MacLeod, Bernard Mees
Boydell Press, 2006
Real Runelore
+ Ad eundum quo nemo ante iit
+ brilliant, ground-breaking survey of runic magic
This book is without doubt the best, and perhaps only, genuine survey of historical runic magical practices.
Unfortunately, the vast majority of would-be "rune masters" are unlikely to want to spend more than $10 for a book, nor have the patience to deal with academic precision. With the ...
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Futhark: A Handbook of Rune Magic41 reviews
Edred Thorsson
Weiser Books, 1983
Groundbreaking but Incomplete
+ Esoteric understanding
+ For runic concepts in magic ,this book is the best.
In general I think that this is a must-read for those studying runic magic.
As some others have pointed out, the commentaries on the Runes in this book are somewhat influenced by the Armanens, and this influence is less noticeable in Thorssons later works. My general recommendation is to read ...
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Runes and Runic Inscriptions: Collected Essays on Anglo-Saxon and Viking Runes2 reviews
R.I. Page
Boydell Press, 1999
Excellent collection of hard-to-find essays!
+ Reality Check
Anything by Prof. Page is good! This book is a collection of some of his harder-to-find essays on runes, spanning a number of decades. I treasure my copy, and recommend it most highly to the serious student of runes.
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