Gar, spear, is also the name of ᚸ.
Phonetically, gar represents the g-sound, sacrifice and dignity.
If you`re not afraid of the
fire,my spear will bar your way for you!
My hand still holds
the haft of power;
the sword you wield
was shivered ere now by this shaft:
once more let it
splinter upon my eternal spear!
A spear is a pole weapon consisting of a shaft, usually of wood,
with a pointed head. The head may be simply the sharpened end of the shaft
itself. The most common design for
hunting or combat spears since ancient times has incorporated a metal spearhead
shaped like a triangle, lozenge or leaf. The heads of fishing spears usually
feature barbs or serrated edges. Like
many weapons, a spear may also be a symbol of power.
Along with the axe, the spear was the most common ancient
weapon. Archaeological evidence found in
Germany documents that wooden spears have been used for hunting since at least
400,000 years ago.
Gar is the final rune, it stands outside all Aetts. Gar
is a spear, not just any spear, but the mighty Gungnir, wielded by Odin, the
very same spear which pierced him as he hung in the tree Yggdrasil for nine
nights in order to find the runes and bring them back from beyond all
realities. Gungnir was a Dwarves magical
weapon given to Odin by Loki, which never misses its mark and always returns to
Odin’s hand. At
the end, at Ragnarok, Odin again rides into battle with Gungir at his
side. Gar holds the power of all runes.
It seems you forgot the Gebo rune.
ReplyDeleteThanks. Check in March posts for it...
DeleteThe gar rune was invented by Northumbrian Englishmen after the Christianisation of England. I think they'd be pretty offended to see some (insert insult of your choice here) a millennia later claiming their rune had heathen meanings linked to it.
ReplyDeleteLet's see your source that this rune, which likely came with the Angles to East Anglia, was invented as late as their conversion to Christianity. Why would they be using runes at all as Christians? Their monks were writing in Old English, so who is using, much less inventing runes? How about Ingwaz? Want to claim that's not got "heathen" links? Ingwaz was a Germanic god btw.
Deletehttp://www.northernshamanism.org/the-futhorc-runes.html
ReplyDeletehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gyfu
http://www.therunesite.com/keyword/gar/