The Fuþark
Among the various practices and tool of Heathenry, the one that stands out as most identifying are the runes. There are five historical sets relative to Germanic peoples (a sixth, including the Celtic Ogham), but only three are used with any regularity among modern Heathens: the Elder Fuþark (Proto-Germanic, 200-800 CE), the Younger Fuþark (Old Norse, 800-1200 CE,) and the Anglo-Saxon Fuþorc (Old English, 500-1100 CE). It should be noted that, though divination practices emer