Runes
Cast runes and understand their signs
This area brings together a hands-on rune cast using a cloth, a sourced guide to all 24 signs, and a phonetic name directory. Historical writing, rune-poem evidence, and modern readings are clearly separated.
Rune tools and guides
Mix the stones, look up a sign, or find a sound-based rune transcription for a name.
Rune Reading
Mix hidden stones and pick them yourself for a daily rune, Three Norns, or rune cross.
3 layouts
OpenRune Meanings
All 24 signs with sounds, sources, modern readings, and eight contextual guides.
24 runes · 8 guides
OpenRune Translator
Reviewed name pronunciations mapped to the sounds available in the Elder Futhark.
reviewed readings
OpenWriting first, convention second
A rune is first a writing sign. Each page therefore begins with sound and context before modern reflection. Reversed positions and the blank rune are named as later conventions, never presented as ancient facts.
Other reading systems
Cards, runes and the pendulum follow different rules. If you know one, the others are here.