This Viking ring features the Elder Futhark Runes encircling the entire outside and inside of the band in a dark rustic ancient patina. This ring is 7mm wide with a domed outer surface and a rounded inside for maximum comfort. This ring is perfect for your hand fasting ceremony or wedding.The degree of ancient patina may be slightly darker or lighter than pictured as each batch varies.The Elder Futhark Runes are the original runic alphabet of the ancient Vikings and consists of 24 letters. The runes are symbols of the most powerful forces in the cosmos. The word 'rune' means both letter and secret. Runes allow one to access, use, and change the world shaping forces they symbolize. Odin watched the Norns from his seat in Asgard and envied their powers and wisdom and bend his will toward the task of coming to know the runes. To gain the secret knowledge of the runes Odin sacrificed himself to himself. He hung himself from a branch of Yggdrasil , pierced himself with his spear, and stared down into the shadowy waters of the Well of Urd below calling to the runes for nine days and nine nights. At the end of the ninth night the Runes accepted Odin's sacrifice and shown themselves to him, revealing to him all their secrets and powers they possessed.Then I was fertilized and became wise;I truly grew and thrived.From a word to a word I was led to a word,From a work to a work I was led to a work.
