The Second Aett

HAGALAZ (H) — Hail / Disruption Phonetic value: hGermanic name: Hagalaz Rune Poems (Public Domain) Old English(Hail) is the whitest of grain; it is whirled from the sky, tossed by…

NAUTHIZ (N) — Need / Constraint Phonetic value: nGermanic name: Nauthiz Rune Poems (Public Domain) Old English(Need) constricts the breast, though it often becomes a help and salvation to the…

ISA (I) — Ice / Concentrated Stillness Phonetic value: iGermanic name: Isa Rune Poems (Public Domain) Old English(Ice) is very cold and immeasurably slippery; it glistens as clear as glass,…

JERA (J) — Year / Cyclical Harvest Phonetic value: jGermanic name: Jera Rune Poems (Public Domain) Old English(Harvest) is a joy to men when God, the holy Lord of heaven,…

EIHWAz (EI) — Yew / Enduring Transformation Phonetic: ei | Germanic name: Eihwaz Rune Poems (Public Domain) Old English(Yew) is a tree with rough bark, hard and fast in the…

PERTHRO (P) — Dice-Cup / Mystery of Fate Phonetic value: pGermanic name: Perthro Rune Poems (Public Domain) Old English(Dice-game) is always a joy to men; where the brave sit together…

ELHAZ or ALGIZ (Z) — Elk / Protective Connection Phonetic value: z (or R)Germanic name: Algiz Rune Poems (Public Domain) Old English(Elk-sedge) is extremely sharp; every warrior who grasps it…

SOWILO (S) — Sun / Life-Force Victory Phonetic value: sGermanic name: Sowilo Rune Poems (Public Domain) Old English(Sun) is always a joy to men when they set forth on a…