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Runes: Nordic Runes - Viking Divination Stones' Demystified, Complete Handbook - Learn to Read and Interpret the Runes Magic - 2nd Edition
Your Comprehensive Guide to Runes Free bonus inside! (Right after Conclusion) - Get limited time offer, Get your BONUS right NOW! ***2ND EDITION*** A simplified yet detailed handbook about the Runic Alphabet In Nordic Viking Divination Stones' Demystified, Complete Handbook, you'll learn all you ever wanted to know about this ancient alphabet and why it is still applicable today for use in various languages. The book will give you insight into how Runes came to be, how they were discovered, why the modern alphabet as we know it today looks so much different yet is similar to the runic alphabet, how you can use runes to make your life better through divination and meditation and so much more! You will read about • Elder Futhark alphabet • Anglo-Saxon alphabet • Ancient Latin alphabet • Role of Runes in divination • Interpretation of Runes • How to read Runes • Modern Day use of Runes If you are seeking to enhance your linguistic skills as part of practically bringing out the modern day use of Runes to be able to do more than just write in the usual Latin alphabet, reading about the Elder Futhark alphabet, Anglo-Saxon alphabet, Ancient Latin alphabet Will help you understand better how the Latin alphabet fits into Runes. Read this book for FREE on Kindle Unlimited - Download NOW! This book will leave you in a better position to know how to read Runes, their interpretation, as well as get deeper insight into the roles of Runes in divination. Just scroll to the top of the page and select the Buy Button. Download Your Copy TODAY!
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First published September 12, 2015
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November 8, 2019
Extensively researched, but poorly written, not proofread, and badly organized
The section on Rune meanings is so brief as to be miniscule. The bulk of the book is taken up with explanations of the mindset of the Norse peoples who developed this form of divination. While it is necessary to understand their worldview and their mythologies to effectively read the runes, I don't think it is unreasonable to expect more of the book to be dedicated to those meanings.
The author's prose style is so eccentric as to leave one wondering whether English is her first language. Complicating this is an absence of proofreading, with obvious cases of words omitted, and herds of grammatical errors.
Poor organization results in an extensive discussion of the history of runes placed before the reader reaches the section labeled "History."
It's really a shame that the book's many flaws leave it almost unreadable. Skip it, and keep looking.
The section on Rune meanings is so brief as to be miniscule. The bulk of the book is taken up with explanations of the mindset of the Norse peoples who developed this form of divination. While it is necessary to understand their worldview and their mythologies to effectively read the runes, I don't think it is unreasonable to expect more of the book to be dedicated to those meanings.
The author's prose style is so eccentric as to leave one wondering whether English is her first language. Complicating this is an absence of proofreading, with obvious cases of words omitted, and herds of grammatical errors.
Poor organization results in an extensive discussion of the history of runes placed before the reader reaches the section labeled "History."
It's really a shame that the book's many flaws leave it almost unreadable. Skip it, and keep looking.
November 4, 2025
Very Informative.
Runes, by Larissa McDermott is a very informative book. I am a Rune user. To know more about the history of this divination tool is wonderful. What this book lacks is a visual of each Rune description/meaning to use as a reference while learning each Rune, or looking up a Rune or Rune draw while using Runes.. Otherwise, this is an excellent, well researched book of information and history.
Runes, by Larissa McDermott is a very informative book. I am a Rune user. To know more about the history of this divination tool is wonderful. What this book lacks is a visual of each Rune description/meaning to use as a reference while learning each Rune, or looking up a Rune or Rune draw while using Runes.. Otherwise, this is an excellent, well researched book of information and history.
October 9, 2015
Good overview of the runes
Good overview of the various runes and history. Also tells the meaning of each rune. Bonus at the end detailing Norse mythology including a who's who.
Good overview of the various runes and history. Also tells the meaning of each rune. Bonus at the end detailing Norse mythology including a who's who.
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