| 单词 | rune |
| 例句 | Autolykos’ tall sons took up the wounded, working skillfully over the Prince Odysseus to bind his gash, and with a rune they stanched the dark flow of blood. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z He was quite sure that Ron’s support of Hermione had little to do with a desire to know the meaning of the triangular rune. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z She put into his hand a little box of plain grey wood, unadorned save for a single silver rune upon the lid. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z It was cracked and weather-worn, and the faint runes upon its side could not be read. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z He was cold, in agony, and on the point of death when his sacrifice bore dark fruit: in the ecstasy of his agony he looked down, and the runes were revealed to him. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z All of it, runes and words and glyphs, twisted together and grounded to the initial tree. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z More than that, for knowledge of runes, and for power, he sacrificed himself to himself. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z Harry asked, watching her lifting books as she searched for her rune dictionary. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z There were certain runes on certain pages of the Lore-Book that seemed familiar to him, though he did not remember in what book he had ever seen them before. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z Only he had left in wizardly fashion a message of silver-scrawled runes on the hearthstone, that faded even as Ogion read them: “Master, I go hunting.” A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z His companion reined in the horses, clambered down from the driver's seat, and took out his runes. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z He stood by the grave at the end of the world, and in that place he invoked the darkest of runes and called on old powers, long forgotten. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z There are other symbols as well: Norse runes, Chinese characters. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z I couldn’t hope to bull through it the way I had learning my runes. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z He could not now make out the runes when he looked down at the book. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z It was a beautiful spear, carved with intricate runes. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z “I wonder...will we need to translate runes? It’s possible....I think we’d better take it, to be safe.” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z As their eyes changed, the travellers perceived that the floor was paved with stones of many hues; branching runes and strange devices intertwined beneath their feet. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z He fumbled at the corpse's belt, removing the bag of rune stones. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z “Do you mean runes, sir? I’m afraid not.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Harry saw that the title was in runes; he had never learned to read them. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z He had read the runes of this Spell of Summoning in Ogion’s book, two years and more ago, and never since had seen them. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z For example, if you engraved one brick with the rune ule and another with the rune dock, the two runes would cause the bricks to cling to each other, as if mortared in place. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z What really happens is the two runes tear the bricks apart with the strength of their attraction. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z He looked for a spell of self-transformation, but being slow to read the runes yet and understanding little of what he read, he could not find what he sought. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z Observe the hardness, write it down in careful runes. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z To prevent this you have to add the rune aru to each of the bricks. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z As he read it, puzzling out the runes and symbols one by one, a horror came over him. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z The armbands were old gold, solid and heavy, engraved with the ancient runes of the First Men. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “So these are children’s stories?” asked Hermione, bending again over the runes. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z I found Kilvin in his office, etching runes into a hemisphere of glass for another hanging lamp. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Only a handful of sparkling silver stars that she scatters across the velvet-covered table, reading them like runes. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z “I can’t make heads or tails of the runes in the book.” Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z Later that night I fit the rest of the runes to music. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Unfortunately, the entire book is written in runes from some language that I suspect is either dead or never actually existed. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z A shallow stone basin lay there, with odd carvings around the edge: runes and symbols that Harry did not recognize. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z Three days went by and four days went by and still Ogion had not spoken a single charm in Ged's hearing, and had not taught him a single name or rune or spell. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z Aru is the rune for clay, and it makes the two pieces of clay cling to each other, solving your problem. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z If today’s world can seem incomprehensible, so, too, can the ways we discuss it; last week’s news, takes, memes, and trends quickly dissolving into so many ancient runes. The Apocalyptic Visions of Ariana Reines 2019-10-23T04:00:00Z But others resembled runes, astrological diagrams, or alchemical signs. Witch Houses of the Hudson Valley 2019-10-31T04:00:00Z Had they looked at the pages of our colour-graded reading books and seen, instead of regulated lines of words, undulating chains of indecipherable runes? The monster in my mouth: Maggie O'Farrell on fighting her stammer 2013-02-27T20:00:01Z If Mr. DiCaprio’s move has many locals reading the runes, it’s probably because movie actors and moguls put Palm Springs on the map in the first place. Palm Springs Is in Demand, With Help From Coachella 2014-05-30T04:00:00Z Yet sometimes the runes are hard to ignore. Riva, 85, poised to make history 2013-02-06T16:48:13Z There was one found in Greenland that had a Nordic rune stone. Author David B. Williams stacks up interesting facts about cairns 2012-11-05T19:28:06Z And when all else fails, a few amulets and runes? Actress Heather Graham Turns From #MeToo to Toil and Trouble 2018-02-24T05:00:00Z With his sensible jumper and side parting, it's hard to imagine him agreeing to be represented on an album sleeve by a pseudo-Celtic rune. Clem Cattini, Britain's record chart topper, keeps that backbeat going strong at 72 2010-03-28T00:06:00Z Come inside the Tardis with me, or incant a few runes by the fire, or maybe just pull a novel off the shelf to see what lies in the future. Book trends in 2016: Paper is popular, science fiction rises, long-form nonfiction dips 2015-12-31T05:00:00Z Of course, this imperious ruler cites a particular rune when it serves him and simply ignores those that prove inconvenient. Power and Love: What We Can All Learn From Wagner’s ‘Ring’ 2019-03-28T04:00:00Z Details were announced today of the library's new exhibition devoted to the English language, exploring its 1,500-year history from Anglo-Saxon runes and early dictionaries to not dropping your Hs and rap. 'I wrote 2U B4'! British Library shows up textspeak as soooo 19th century 2010-08-18T18:31:00Z Over the course of my stay, I was read and reread via crystals, Tarot, runes, spirit photography, tea leaves, and my palms. Which way for Witch City? Is Salem losing its spookiness? 2016-10-26T04:00:00Z A Norse rune reader told me I possessed “dark magic”; a crystal ball reader told me I was “very psychic”; a dominatrix-slash-medium told me I was a latent witch. What happened when I went to psychic school 2018-09-10T04:00:00Z The connection between Nordic runes and white supremacy is still strong. The Sound of the Vikings, With a Heavy Metal Twist 2022-09-02T04:00:00Z These are closer in spirit and power to the largest paintings, which the artist’s statements likens to runes and petroglyphs. Review | In the galleries: Up to his elbows in watery works and lustrous prints 2020-12-16T05:00:00Z The sure and subtle muscle of the Hackensack River is sometimes just a blue mirror, but when riled and roiled by wind and rain it becomes home to slate-gray runes. Still Life: Still Life: Gallery of the Meadowlands 2012-07-10T16:24:06Z In a statement at the time by the festival, Mr. Nikitin, 38, said that the tattoo in question and others — apparently including Scandinavian runes — were a youthful indiscretion, a mistake, something to regret. Opera Singer Explains Tattoo Thought to Be Swastika 2012-08-01T22:08:24Z After an opening potluck, with plenty of mac salad and mead and smiling folks who wore runes around their necks, we walked the gravel path to the stone circle. Meet the modern-day Pagans who celebrate the ancient gods 2017-05-07T04:00:00Z Something wicked lurks in subterranean tunnels, their walls etched in freaky runes. Movie Review: ‘Prometheus,’ by Ridley Scott, With Noomi Rapace 2012-06-07T12:44:28Z Her sheer black gloves were embossed with velvet runes. A Blue Moon Wedding for Two Goth Romantics 2020-11-13T05:00:00Z Something has gone wrong with the ancient glowing runes buried deep beneath the moors that tell of who gets to be a celebrity. Grimes finds a whole new way to make climate change fun 2019-03-21T04:00:00Z One magnificent silver collar found in Norway has an inscription in runes saying the Vikings came to Frisia and "exchanged war garments with them" – but that may be a black joke. Biggest Viking exhibition in 20 years opens – and this time they're angry 2013-06-19T15:13:55Z In the last of the series, he looks to northern Europe, showing how the Vikings marked territory with rune stones and decorated their longships. TV highlights 18/12/2012 2012-12-17T19:59:01Z I should have read the runes from the fact that the escalator up to the cinema was broken. Toronto 2013: Reporter's diary 2013-09-09T07:46:10Z Maybe the Norse rune reader was right, and my mind was infinitely more powerful than I’d ever fathomed. What happened when I went to psychic school 2018-09-10T04:00:00Z Strindin said that when she was growing up in Norway, in the 1990s, taking an interest in runes was discouraged by teachers and parents, because of their far-right associations. The Sound of the Vikings, With a Heavy Metal Twist 2022-09-02T04:00:00Z In his pocket, placed there by the runaway, is a smooth stone carved with mysterious runes. 'Walking to Gatlinburg': Close calls and quirky characters along the Underground Railroad 2010-04-06T22:36:00Z These New Puritans Hidden Domino Making sense of the Essex quartet's second album is like reading the runes on the side of a monolith. These New Puritans: Hidden 2010-12-09T22:40:00Z He is, appropriately, imposing — a strong-jawed Norseman silhouetted against the western sun, surrounded by monolithic rune stones inscribed with the names of Ballard’s Scandinavian immigrant families, for whom he is a symbol of cultural pride. Oh, the Ballard sights Leif Erikson could explore — if he weren't a statue 2023-11-13T05:00:00Z Bermudez and Craven saw runes in Iceland, beaches in French Polynesia and temples in Peru. At the Made in L.A. 2023 biennial, Luis Bermudez's work is posthumously honored — and sheds more light on his story 2023-09-29T04:00:00Z “Like the Russian pro-invasion Z, the infamous SS symbol used by the Nazi Schutzstaffel — two ancient runes that resemble lightning bolts—also stands for victory,” he wrote at the time. TWT columnists and Moscow critic wears new Russian ban as a ‘badge of honor’ 2023-05-20T04:00:00Z While economists argue back and forth about the runes of April's U.S. consumer price report, the basic takeaway was headline inflation unexpectedly fell back below 5% for the first time in two years. Morning Bid: Disinflation cheer, debt cap fear 2023-05-11T04:00:00Z With Fed policy meeting minutes due later in the day, the runes of what must have been a tense gathering of officials in the middle of the regional banking shock will be eyed closely. Morning Bid: Stocks defy negativity in CPI vigil 2023-04-12T04:00:00Z At the market, she discusses her services with attendees and sells a variety of runes, candles and pendants. The Tacoma Night Market hosts a curated collection of makers and vendors 2023-03-15T04:00:00Z Based on sagas and some rune stones, details have emerged that the gods possessed many human traits and could behave like humans. Oldest reference to Norse god Odin found in Denmark treasure 2023-03-08T05:00:00Z Underneath, the real porcelain objects are stamped with the SS “runes” symbol. Robert Russell's paintings illuminate the dark history of the slave laborers of Dachau 2023-03-03T05:00:00Z Seattle poet Sierra Nelson, Didden says, “was interested in Old Norse and the Icelandic language, and she’s looking at runes” in her performance. National Nordic Museum continues Scandinavian tradition of storytelling 2023-02-17T05:00:00Z David Best, from Herefordshire, read Tolkien's books when he was 15 and was inspired to translate his poems into runes, an old alphabet. BBC's Repair Shop praised for Tolkien letters work 2023-02-02T05:00:00Z Older runes have been found on other items, but not on stone. Norway archaeologists find ‘world’s oldest runestone’ 2023-01-17T05:00:00Z "People have been reading the runes and the pauses, it's going to be the 23rd," he told GB News. Kwasi Kwarteng's fiscal plan really will be published early 2022-10-04T04:00:00Z The sonnenrad is an ancient European rune that, like the swastika, was appropriated by the Nazis to embody their ideal vision of an Aryan identity. How Buffalo Suspect’s Racist Writings Reveal Links to Other Attacks 2022-05-16T04:00:00Z Above the entrance to the wine cellar, carved in stone, is the Latin phrase for “bear with us” written in rune characters. Unusual Potomac, Md., house set in the woods offered at $2.9 million 2022-04-15T04:00:00Z In his replies, the Hobbit author wrote in one case: "I had time to look. It seems very correct. I'm glad you used the genuine English runes." BBC's Repair Shop praised for Tolkien letters work 2023-02-02T05:00:00Z Zilmer said that maybe the tip of knife or a needle was used to carve the runes. Norway archaeologists find ‘world’s oldest runestone’ 2023-01-17T05:00:00Z So when a friend told me there were lots of runes to be had for an easy dragon kill, I was all ears. I’ve made a huge mistake in Elden Ring 2022-03-11T05:00:00Z Hours of work and meticulous rune accumulation suddenly wiped out because of something I wasn’t prepared for, like a teleporting treasure chest or a surprise bear-skeleton? Elden Ring’s world is full of mystery, but I’d rather wait for a guide 2022-02-28T05:00:00Z He carries in his pocket a bag of rune stones, which have an ancient alphabet and, Hansend believes, a power to help him make decisions, with the proper centering, focus and intention. From spellcasting to podcasting: Inside the life of a teenage witch He added they appeared to be keen Tolkien fans and had him translating their names into runes and Elvish language. BBC's Repair Shop praised for Tolkien letters work 2023-02-02T05:00:00Z Items in the cremation pit — burnt bones and charcoal — indicate that the runes likely were inscribed between A.D. Norway archaeologists find ‘world’s oldest runestone’ 2023-01-17T05:00:00Z Since ancient times, proud craftspeople have signed their work, from masons who chiseled cryptic runes into stone to paperhangers who penciled details on bare plaster. Perspective | Beer bottles and cans hidden behind the drywall? I’ll drink to that. 2021-09-22T04:00:00Z One of the members of the team who identified the markings as German runes even received death threats. A Scratched Hint of Ancient Ties Stirs National Furies in Europe 2021-05-16T04:00:00Z Former right-wing blogger Charles Johnson questioned Schlapp's characterization of the blow-up as a "conspiracy" since the stage looked like "an exact replica of a Nazi rune." Hyatt says it takes concerns that CPAC stage looked like “abhorrent” Nazi symbol “very seriously” 2021-03-01T05:00:00Z Whether it’s thousand-year-old Viking runes or imagery celebrating the American Revolution and the Confederacy, white supremacists believe the historical weight of this symbolism lends credence and precedent to their cause. Decoding the hate symbols seen at the Capitol insurrection 2021-01-12T05:00:00Z Eight runes on the front of the stone read “idiberug” — which could be the name of a woman, a man or a family. Norway archaeologists find ‘world’s oldest runestone’ 2023-01-17T05:00:00Z He had recognised the Nordic runes that were tattooed on Picciolini's forearm. Christian Picciolini: The neo-Nazi who became an anti-Nazi 2020-12-04T05:00:00Z Western scholars generally believe that Czech archaeologists correctly identified the incisions on the bone as runes, but some question whether the people living in the area in the sixth century were Slavs. A Scratched Hint of Ancient Ties Stirs National Furies in Europe 2021-05-16T04:00:00Z Certain enemies are more susceptible to different rune abilities, sort of like in a roleplaying game, so there’s a nice bit of strategy. Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity isn’t subtle, but it’s still Zelda 2020-11-18T05:00:00Z In a nice twist, the special edition of the microphone uses Warcraft rune designs for these LEDs. Blue’s World of Warcraft themed Yeti mic has voice filters to make you sound like an orc 2020-10-13T04:00:00Z Epstein’s home runes came in his first two at-bats to give him homers in four straight at-bats over two games. This Date in Baseball 2020-06-15T04:00:00Z It was enormous and reminded me of “Black Flakes” with its snow-covered plain, its rows of branches resembling runes, and its dark, apocalyptic sky. Into the Black Forest With the Greatest Living Artist 2020-02-12T05:00:00Z Inscribed on the bone are six of the last eight runes from a 24-letter alphabet known as Old Futhark, the oldest runic alphabet used by Germanic tribes during the first half of the first millennium. A Scratched Hint of Ancient Ties Stirs National Furies in Europe 2021-05-16T04:00:00Z Princess Zelda is perhaps the strangest of all: she doesn’t fight directly but instead uses the Sheikah Slate to attack remotely using runes. Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity isn’t subtle, but it’s still Zelda 2020-11-18T05:00:00Z It consists of more than 700 runes, the letters of old Germanic language alphabets. Viking-era runestone may reflect fears of a climate disaster 2020-01-09T05:00:00Z The Rök stone, raised in the ninth century near Lake Vättern in south central Sweden, bears the longest runic inscription in the world, with more than 700 runes covering its five sides. Viking runestone may allude to extreme winter, study says 2020-01-08T05:00:00Z We could all read the runes: the best we could hope for was deferring the vote. We marched with hope but few expectations. Yet history will side with us | Will Hutton 2019-10-19T04:00:00Z But in what is considered a major finding, a team of scholars led by Dr. Machacek recently concluded that the bone bears sixth-century runes, a system of writing developed by early Germans. A Scratched Hint of Ancient Ties Stirs National Furies in Europe 2021-05-16T04:00:00Z But Crawford seems ill at ease poking at these psychological runes; he’s even less adept at capturing the showbiz ethos of Gershwin’s life and achievements. Review | The thoroughly modern genius of George Gershwin 2019-09-06T04:00:00Z But there is Camus’s name, etched in stone as if it were an ancient rune. In the footsteps of Camus: Looking for traces of Algeria’s estranged son 2019-07-03T04:00:00Z It started when a strange alien rune floated its way across the island before the new volcano showed signs of erupting. Fortnite season 9 turns Tilted Towers into a sci-fi city 2019-05-09T04:00:00Z Events were first set in motion a few weeks ago when a mysterious alien rune appeared on the island. Fortnite’s volcano is starting to erupt 2019-05-01T04:00:00Z It is unclear whether the runes were inscribed by a person of Germanic origin living alongside Slavs or engraved by a Slav who knew Germanic runes. A Scratched Hint of Ancient Ties Stirs National Furies in Europe 2021-05-16T04:00:00Z Every 100 million damage done to the rune south of Fatal Fields moves it forward. Fortnite players are pushing a floating alien rune across the island 2019-04-19T04:00:00Z But that is not how the most ardent Brexiteers read the runes. Have MPs, finally, come up with a decent Brexit proposal? | Matthew d’Ancona 2019-02-10T05:00:00Z Are there any signs to discern or runes to read? The Champions League Group Stage Is Over. So, What Did We Learn? 2018-12-13T05:00:00Z Currently, the rune features a meter that fills up when players drop materials and ammo into the volcano, in a sort of strange ritual sacrifice. Fortnite’s volcano is starting to erupt 2019-05-01T04:00:00Z Nobody knew what the cube meant at first, but it was engraved with runes and was indestructible. Fortnite season six brings pets, a floating island, and an invisibility item 2018-09-27T04:00:00Z I was thrilled with the beauty of it: the smooth, shallow holes and grooves had the look of secret runes—the writing, I imagined, of Druids or fairies. What Termites Can Teach Us 2018-09-10T04:00:00Z But for those of us looking for runes to read, Nike signing a major endorsement deal with Colin Kaepernick is surely a positive sign. Nike’s commercial cynicism is clear but Colin Kaepernick ad is a sign | Marina Hyde 2018-09-05T04:00:00Z Norse runes and Latin phrases — which when translated, turned out to be “nonsense” — were carved into the wood, he said. ‘This is now a crime scene’: Trail steward recalls finding illegal ‘gingerbread house’ filled with child porn 2018-03-20T04:00:00Z The group’s symbol is a Viking rune on a green background. Who Owns the Vikings? Pagans, Neo-Nazis and Advertisers Tussle Over Symbols 2018-03-17T04:00:00Z But the sweater features a symbol known as the Tyr rune, which neo-Nazis want to claim as their own. Norway Ski Team’s Sweater Gets Tangled in a Neo-Nazi Uproar 2018-01-30T05:00:00Z The runes, or letters, used by the group's predecessors became more uniform and modern to match the evolved way of speaking. Why Archaeologists Are Excited About a Viking Comb 2018-01-19T05:00:00Z In 2017, League of Legends saw a huge revamp, which removed the old rune and mastery system for a more intuitive and simple design, and added honor levels. The best games for your new PC 2017-12-25T05:00:00Z He would fill a blackboard with runes of a map to myriad themes and characters. Opinion | Writing professor John Glavin has been first-class since his first class 2017-12-10T05:00:00Z You could scorn the commercialisation, but isn’t it what he wanted, to colour every surface with his runes? Race, power, money – the art of Jean-Michel Basquiat 2017-09-08T04:00:00Z Even so, the presence of the Tyr rune on the team’s sweater design was enough to raise alarms. Norway Ski Team’s Sweater Gets Tangled in a Neo-Nazi Uproar 2018-01-30T05:00:00Z "There were no schools, so teaching a child how to read and write runes might be done by writing words on household items," he says. Why Archaeologists Are Excited About a Viking Comb 2018-01-19T05:00:00Z With a police helicopter buzzing overheard, successive groups of mostly young men, carrying Confederate flags, rune banners, “Kekistan” flags and other racist symbols entered via the south-east and south-west ends of the park. Charlottesville: violence breaks out among rival groups before far-right rally 2017-08-12T04:00:00Z The puzzles, meanwhile, are largely environmental, tasking you with finding runes and symbols hidden in the shadows around you. Hellblade is a harrowing, frustrating descent into madness 2017-08-09T04:00:00Z Many in the front were visibly armed; others carried wooden shields decorated with swastikas and Norse runes. Redneck Revolt: the armed leftwing group that wants to stamp out fascism 2017-07-11T04:00:00Z Despite his comical appearance, Kim Jong-un is reputedly an astute and ruthless reader of the geopolitical runes: he will understand that he is being offered a choice between diplomacy and its opposite. Can Trump defuse North Korea by acting like Ike? | Matthew d’Ancona 2017-04-17T04:00:00Z Twice recently I’ve been told of hyper-rational individuals, who made their fortunes reading the runes correctly now converting their wealth into gold – better to withstand the coming conflagration and collapse of the civilised order. First on the White House agenda – the collapse of the global order. Next, war? | Jonathan Freedland 2017-02-04T05:00:00Z But he forgets to remove from its mouth the rune that brought it to life, and the Golem begins an indiscriminate rampage. Full of nuts, watching a 70s western, I saw America’s future… | Stewart Lee 2017-01-29T05:00:00Z Instead, you must earn them by finding runes and “bonecharms” that are carefully hidden all over the cities. Review: ‘Dishonored 2’ thrills in subtle, shadowy ways 2016-11-22T05:00:00Z Predicting Trump’s plans, however, largely relies upon reading the runes from his discursive policy speeches, which regularly dissolved into vituperative diatribes while on the campaign trail. Trump presidency a 'disaster for the planet' 2016-11-11T05:00:00Z When organized into a 5 × 7 matrix, with ones corresponding to dark pixels and zeroes corresponding to light pixels, they formed a picture of an ancient Germanic rune representing life and the female Earth. How DNA could store all the world’s data 2016-08-30T04:00:00Z With so much still unknown—and U.K. politics bewildering even experienced watchers—navigating markets by the familiar light of central bank communications should be more reliable for now than reading the Westminster runes. U.K. Takes One Small Step into the Brexit Future 2016-07-11T04:00:00Z I half expected to find a pair of giant stone gates barring our way, etched with runes or dire Latin inscriptions. The Long Dig 2008-09-15T04:00:00Z Regina and Emma use their light magic, and lots of runes drawn on the elevator door, to open a door to get down to Hades' lair. 'Once Upon a Time': Gaston is back, and Rumplestiltskin and Belle hit a rocky patch 2016-04-11T04:00:00Z The treasures range from silver armbands inscribed with runes, Anglo-Saxon silver brooches, gold jewelry, bits of ornamentally stitched silk, and even precious plant remains, all buried in a richly decorated metal vessel. Pictures: An Elite Viking’s Prized Possessions The village’s bus stops are currently daubed with a swastika and the runes of the Nazi Waffen-SS unit. Tapping Fears Over Migrants, Germany’s Far Right Expands Influence 2015-12-29T05:00:00Z Behind her, a screen cycled images of what seemed to be 19th century photographs of African Americans, interwoven with shots of buildings and flashing red runes. Finding the future of live music in a Krakow salt mine and more Unsound revelations 2015-10-24T04:00:00Z Much of Kaulder’s job seems to involve occult forensics: collecting, examining and interpreting dead flies, soil samples, bloody fingerprints and mystic runes written in window condensation. Vin Diesel plays an occult cop in ‘The Last Witch Hunter’ 2015-10-21T04:00:00Z But reading these runes doesn’t give a clear answer. Jes Staley Won’t Get to Start Fresh at Barclays 2015-10-13T04:00:00Z It was the reason I was so reluctant to ever put runes in my swords, because it was inevitably the case that I’d be finding new, better swords just a few missions down the road. 'The Witcher 3' Patches In A Feature It's Needed Since Launch 2015-07-07T04:00:00Z Signs and portents, runes and bizarre rituals are everywhere in this parallel universe. Review: ‘The Bad Doctor’ and ‘Graphic Medicine Manifesto’ 2015-06-29T04:00:00Z For a Diablo character we’re distilling a character with dozens of abilities, multiple runes, down to four abilities and a bunch of talents, right? Heroes of the Storm's Creative Director Interviewed: 'How do you surprise players at hour 1000?' 2015-06-08T04:00:00Z This is almost like the Kremlinology of old of course, looking for the runes in such remarks, but by the standards of these things it’s a fairly firm statement. IMF's Lagarde To Greece; Pay Us Or Else 2015-04-17T04:00:00Z Over at Business Insider we get an entirely different reading of the same runes: It's Not If, It's When Is The Federal Reserve Going To Raise Interest Rates 2015-03-21T04:00:00Z That is what they had been after, the people who carved these runes into the stone: the power that a physical and material presence bestows on immaterial history. Karl Ove Knausgaard’s Passage Through America 2015-03-11T04:00:00Z Fields south of Oklahoma City sport wavy, twisting furrows almost like runes, as though someone were trying to communicate with an alien mothership. Aerial survey pilot has distinct perspective 2014-06-14T04:00:00Z The fast-food workers who mounted protests about their pay in 150 American cities last month are better at reading the runes. Minimum wage: Seattle proves that the fight for decent pay can and must be won 2014-06-07T04:00:00Z League allows you to buy champions and runes with real money, but also lets you purchase them with enough earned XP. The Ten Commandments Of Microtransactions 2013-11-25T15:49:00Z The rune system is similarly better on Vita thanks to the touchscreen. 'Dragon's Crown' Review (PS3/PS Vita) 2013-08-02T20:52:00Z Because an ex-staffer took a guess, after reading the runes around Apple’s patent applications and general activity. iWatch, The Distraction That Will Drive Apple's Stock Down 2013-03-10T12:41:53Z Keep reading the runes – and between the lines. Tim Montgomerie may make the Times a more openly Conservative home 2013-03-03T00:04:08Z Especially if you look at it from the point of view of the soon-to-be-out-of-work employee, rather than the clever commentator reading the runes. Ajaz Ahmed: it's never too late to pivot and revive a brand 2013-01-24T11:11:03Z “We want to be able to carry over as many of the crazy runes, items, and skills as possible, with their crazy effects, and alter them as little as possible,” Wilson notes. 'Diablo 3' PvP Delayed Yet Again: Games You Should Play While You Wait 2012-12-29T17:10:33Z In other words Mr Cope read the runes. The fundamental flaws in the French right 2012-11-27T16:27:26Z If we’re reading the runes correctly, it looks like Ben Bernanke and his team are going to keep buying bonds well into next year in an effort to keep that good feeling going. Is There a Reckoning Coming Thanks to Quantitative Easing? 2012-11-15T14:00:08Z "Bone charms" provide minor boosts to skills, but runes are far more useful: You can trade them to learn entirely new techniques. Review: 'Dishonored' serves revenge up stealthily 2012-10-11T16:41:44Z Now, seemingly, we have to read the runes of the forthcoming reshuffle to assess what the government is thinking on the issue. A third runway, Boris Island, better rail? Please, just decide 2012-08-26T18:30:01Z Viking runes on the ancient monuments in Orkney were once graffiti. Dumbarton Rock clean-up concerns 2012-07-16T07:46:38Z New skills and new runes are not necessarily more powerful than older skills and runes. Devils In The Details: The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly Of 'Diablo III' 2012-05-24T20:55:44Z Federal Reserve rune reading is serious business for a lot of big name investors. Is There a Reckoning Coming Thanks to Quantitative Easing? 2012-11-15T14:00:08Z There's also a tedious "cooling down" period once a rune is activated and even longer after taking a Health potion. Diablo 3 game review 2012-05-16T11:10:22Z AS. b?c, b?ce, beech; because the ancient Saxons and Germans in general wrote runes on pieces of beechen board. Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) 2012-03-24T02:00:19.387Z These symbols were called runes; and graven into granite the runic inscriptions have defied the gnawing tooth of time. Canute the Great The Rise of Danish Imperialism during the Viking Age 2012-02-23T03:00:38.817Z One rune may change the cool down time of a power, another may increase its damage, still another may increase the distance or width of that power. Devils In The Details: The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly Of 'Diablo III' 2012-05-24T20:55:44Z I sing no rune, I say no line: The gift of second sight is mine! The Mountainy Singer 2012-02-20T03:00:20.273Z And who that gazes on that garb of Time Shall in the far light of a distant day Catch aught of colour of song or rune of rhyme? Cornish Catches and Other Verses 2012-01-15T03:00:13.973Z N’Ko looks like a cross between Arabic and ancient Norse runes, written from right to left in a blocky script with the letters connected underneath. Ventures: Everyone Speaks Text Message 2011-12-09T16:57:19Z There were also ale runes, speech runes, and mind runes, which "thou shalt know if thou wilt be wiser than all other men." Canute the Great The Rise of Danish Imperialism during the Viking Age 2012-02-23T03:00:38.817Z A rune is a sort of alphabet of sixteen characters and all are formed in straight lines.” The Girl Scouts at Camp Comalong Peg of Tamarack Hills 2011-11-17T03:00:34.720Z The druid Christ has taken breath To sing the runes of life and death.” The Mountainy Singer 2012-02-20T03:00:20.273Z Mercury had taught men the art of writing; Odin had given them the runes. Teutonic Mythology, Vol. 1 of 3 Gods and Goddesses of the Northland 2011-10-31T02:00:30.820Z And the Fianna hear, and the ghosts of her cloudy hovering heroes; And the swan, Fianoula, wails o'er the waters of Inisfail, Chanting her song of destiny, The rune of the weaving Fates. A Book of Irish Verse Selected from modern writers with an introduction and notes by W. B. Yeats 2011-10-27T02:00:26.373Z The runes that were in use in the tenth and eleventh centuries are the younger series, an alphabet of sixteen characters selected and developed from the older series of twenty-four. Canute the Great The Rise of Danish Imperialism during the Viking Age 2012-02-23T03:00:38.817Z Not all were exactly clear in their memory of the runes, but each intended to look it up, and Miss Mackin was delighted that her girls had stumbled upon so interesting a discovery. The Girl Scouts at Camp Comalong Peg of Tamarack Hills 2011-11-17T03:00:34.720Z But still I sought some subtle charm, Some rune to guard my roof from harm And keep the devil far; I thought of this, and I was saved! Chimneysmoke 2011-10-27T02:00:25.953Z Among other things, he taught them poetry and runes. Teutonic Mythology, Vol. 1 of 3 Gods and Goddesses of the Northland 2011-10-31T02:00:30.820Z And again the Spirits repeated their rune, and their voices were like the clicking of castanets. The Legend of the Glorious Adventures of Tyl Ulenspiegel in the land of Flanders and elsewhere 2011-10-04T02:00:19.193Z But the runes were also found useful for other purposes. Canute the Great The Rise of Danish Imperialism during the Viking Age 2012-02-23T03:00:38.817Z Those dances are the style, We hop to their compelling rune From Baltic to the Nile.' By Trench and Trail in Song and Story 2011-09-24T02:00:15.120Z So Odin went on reading his book of runes, not thinking about food, while H�nir and Loki watched the fire, and at the end of an hour they looked again at the meat. Asgard Stories Tales from Norse Mythology 2011-09-22T02:00:24.717Z Herrod's saga says that he was greatly skilled in magic arts, which is another expression for heathen wisdom, for fimbul-songs, runes, and incantations. Teutonic Mythology, Vol. 1 of 3 Gods and Goddesses of the Northland 2011-10-31T02:00:30.820Z “But not for reading of rune or rede,” pleaded the maiden. A Maid at King Alfred?s Court 2011-09-13T02:00:30.520Z A brief popular account of the runes; valuable for its translation of important inscriptions. Canute the Great The Rise of Danish Imperialism during the Viking Age 2012-02-23T03:00:38.817Z The noxious, or, as they were called, the bitter runes were recited to bring evils on their enemies; the favorable averted misfortune; some were medicinal, others employed to win love, etc. The Student's Mythology A Compendium of Greek, Roman, Egyptian, Assyrian, Persian, Hindoo, Chinese, Thibetian, Scandinavian, Celtic, Aztec, and Peruvian Mythologies 2011-09-12T02:00:29.450Z Odin threw himself down under a tree and began to read his little book of runes, or wise sayings, but Loki began to make a fire and get ready for the feast. Asgard Stories Tales from Norse Mythology 2011-09-22T02:00:24.717Z In ancient times arrangements were made for spreading the knowledge of the good runes among all kinds of beings. Teutonic Mythology, Vol. 1 of 3 Gods and Goddesses of the Northland 2011-10-31T02:00:30.820Z No rune shall she read thee, child, though I would that thou wouldst let her. A Maid at King Alfred?s Court 2011-09-13T02:00:30.520Z Henchmen have raised To their brother's memory On the firm-built hill This rock with runes. Canute the Great The Rise of Danish Imperialism during the Viking Age 2012-02-23T03:00:38.817Z In later times, the runes were used for inscriptions, of which more than a thousand have been found. The Student's Mythology A Compendium of Greek, Roman, Egyptian, Assyrian, Persian, Hindoo, Chinese, Thibetian, Scandinavian, Celtic, Aztec, and Peruvian Mythologies 2011-09-12T02:00:29.450Z And no birds had yet awakened, though the owls had become quiet in the tamaracks, and neither insect nor frog now chanted their endless runes of night. The Little Red Foot 2011-09-09T02:01:04.147Z There is a distinct consciousness that the runes of this kind were a gift of the blithe gods. Teutonic Mythology, Vol. 1 of 3 Gods and Goddesses of the Northland 2011-10-31T02:00:30.820Z Egwina will have naught more to do with runes or rede. A Maid at King Alfred?s Court 2011-09-13T02:00:30.520Z I have heard her chant it to other runes and songs. The Divine Adventure Volume IV 2011-09-04T02:00:03.717Z The few inscriptions they have left are in symbolic writing, which resembles the runes of Scandinavia, and originated in the same manner from the rods and branches of certain plants used in divination. The Student's Mythology A Compendium of Greek, Roman, Egyptian, Assyrian, Persian, Hindoo, Chinese, Thibetian, Scandinavian, Celtic, Aztec, and Peruvian Mythologies 2011-09-12T02:00:29.450Z When they are not tracking protests against the state, for instance, China watchers are forever reading the runes of Asia's future through the jossling of reformers and conservatives among the Communist Party. Old Man vs Rude Kid: South Africa's (Poor) Substitute Democracy 2011-08-30T19:21:23Z Rigsthula expressly presents Heimdal as teaching runes to the people whom he blessed by his arrival in Midgard. Teutonic Mythology, Vol. 1 of 3 Gods and Goddesses of the Northland 2011-10-31T02:00:30.820Z No need is there for thee to consult the runes. A Maid at King Alfred?s Court 2011-09-13T02:00:30.520Z "Evening Star," the Jocelyn Lullaby, the Baccarole, wafted me their "convoluted runes" one after the other; then a piano began to strum and a girl, neither mean of voice nor temperament, sang Tosti's "Good-Bye." Down the Yellowstone 2011-08-29T02:01:06.730Z Silverwhite then drew runes in the water of the spring, said farewell to his brother, and each of them went on alone. The Swedish Fairy Book 2011-08-26T02:00:23.380Z Such was the paean of Caedmon, mighty among the writers of runes, in the seventh century after the Saviour's death. On the Cross A Romance of the Passion Play at Oberammergau 2011-07-17T02:00:33.887Z Together with physical runes with magic power—that is, runes that gave their possessors power over the hostile forces of nature—we find runes intended to serve the cause of sympathy and mercy. Teutonic Mythology, Vol. 1 of 3 Gods and Goddesses of the Northland 2011-10-31T02:00:30.820Z Adiva, thou hast not asked me to read the runes for thee, but I have done so. A Maid at King Alfred?s Court 2011-09-13T02:00:30.520Z Having done this, she kneeled and said a rune of the morning, and after that a prayer, and then a prayer for the poor man Neil. The Best Psychic Stories 2011-07-13T02:00:21.943Z Us, who interpret right Her mystic rose of light, Her moony rune of night. Kentucky Poems 2011-07-11T02:00:07.060Z On Tirfing, certain runes or magic characters were engraved--a custom which was observed in the manufacture of swords for many ages. The Childhood of King Erik Menved An Historical Romance 2011-07-07T02:00:35.757Z The people are settled, they spin and weave, perform handiwork, and are smiths, they plough and bake, and Heimdal has instructed them in runes. Teutonic Mythology, Vol. 1 of 3 Gods and Goddesses of the Northland 2011-10-31T02:00:30.820Z The Danish woman foreseeing the advantages that would accrue to her foster child, Denewulf, should the Saxon be victorious, read her runes and wove her spells as the dame wished. A Maid at King Alfred?s Court 2011-09-13T02:00:30.520Z What is the rune that is said for the throwing into the sea of the sins of the dead? The Best Psychic Stories 2011-07-13T02:00:21.943Z A Watteau picture—not by Watteau, quite; Release from many a dreary Northern rune; Lovers and fathers; old walls, flowery-bright; A brave old plot—with music—ending soon. Dramatic Technique 2011-07-04T02:00:19.763Z On the dingy walls were many scratches, like runes and oriental characters. The Childhood of King Erik Menved An Historical Romance 2011-07-07T02:00:35.757Z To men the beneficent runes came through the same god who as a child came with the sheaf of grain and the tools to Scandia. Teutonic Mythology, Vol. 1 of 3 Gods and Goddesses of the Northland 2011-10-31T02:00:30.820Z Well do the runes read for Alfred the king. A Maid at King Alfred?s Court 2011-09-13T02:00:30.520Z Then, stooping, she said slowly the few lines of the old, old rune. The Best Psychic Stories 2011-07-13T02:00:21.943Z Men mutter runes in language dead, By night, with rumbling drum, In quaking groves where the woodland spirits are hailed. Eight Harvard Poets 2011-06-26T02:00:08.617Z It is not a pain, but the rune of far-off spheres. Songs and Satires 2011-05-20T02:00:37.050Z But Kon the young taught himself runes, runes of eternity and runes of earthly life. Teutonic Mythology, Vol. 1 of 3 Gods and Goddesses of the Northland 2011-10-31T02:00:30.820Z Again will I read the runes, and see if thou wilt come. A Maid at King Alfred?s Court 2011-09-13T02:00:30.520Z As he said this he handed to every man a small piece of wood, with runes carved upon it, and each one hid it under his garment. The Last of the Vikings 2011-05-09T02:00:04.200Z Skilful the rune of symbols to unravel, And mute avowals hearkened unawares, Before the light from lips of flowers fares With chosen petals I have strown the gravel. Contemporary Belgian Poetry Selected and Translated by Jethro Bithell 2011-03-10T03:00:44.993Z And the books of life are full of the rune, And this is the truth of the song: No man can save a woman's soul, Nor right a woman's wrong. Songs and Satires 2011-05-20T02:00:37.050Z The sacred knowledge of runes, the "fimbul-songs," the white art, was, according to the myth, originally in the possession of Mimer. Teutonic Mythology, Vol. 1 of 3 Gods and Goddesses of the Northland 2011-10-31T02:00:30.820Z Long, long ago, the runes told me that but one thing I lacked, and then all things would unfold to my view. A Maid at King Alfred?s Court 2011-09-13T02:00:30.520Z Next he fetched from another recess a long pole with runes carved upon it. The Last of the Vikings 2011-05-09T02:00:04.200Z The pair live together on Hindfell for a season and Brynhild teaches the youth the runes of her wisdom, a conception of woman's refining and civilising mission frequently met with in old Germanic tales. A Selection from the Poems of William Morris 2011-02-11T03:00:29.580Z Now magic runes she adds, more potent far. Studies in the Poetry of Italy, I. Roman 2011-02-06T03:00:58.870Z The runes here found were perhaps engraved about the year 1152. Notice of Runic Inscriptions Discovered during Recent Excavations in the Orkneys 2011-01-03T03:01:08.433Z Now doth she read the runes and consult her galdra for the vulgar. A Maid at King Alfred?s Court 2011-09-13T02:00:30.520Z For, conspicuous everywhere, upon wood and stone and vessels, were carved the characters and devices of their superstition, known as runes. The Last of the Vikings 2011-05-09T02:00:04.200Z She had imbibed reverence for the sheets of paper, scrawled over with curly-headed runes, since the dawn of her recollections, and their music was familiar to her from her early childhood. The Song of Songs 2011-01-01T03:00:25.907Z The rupee’s new rune is a modification of a letter in the Devanagari script, which is used to write Hindi, India’s official language. India Adopts a New Symbol for Its Currency 2010-07-15T13:12:00Z The writer probably means to say that these runes were engraved with the same axe which Gauk Trandilson possessed at the end of the 10th century. Notice of Runic Inscriptions Discovered during Recent Excavations in the Orkneys 2011-01-03T03:01:08.433Z She reads the runes for me often, though he wots not of it.” A Maid at King Alfred?s Court 2011-09-13T02:00:30.520Z The Fed is expected to keep rates on hold, and renew its "low rates for an extended period" language, for those that like to read the Fed runes. FTSE fights back after Greek woes, with oils and Glaxo gaining ground 2010-04-28T13:03:00Z But when the priest came to the church in the morning he found the staff, and what was with it, and read the runes; but Grettir had gone home to Sandhaugar. Beowulf An Introduction to the Study of the Poem with a Discussion of the Stories of Offa and Finn Wimmer, the Danish scholar, is, however, of opinion that the runes were developed from the Latin alphabet. The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 1 A to Amide And speak in legendary Thoughts or a mystic rune, Much like the owlet's croon. The Cup of Comus Fact and Fancy Gloucester.—Between these two Townes there runes out into the Sea that noated head land called Cape Ann fower miles within the outermost head. A briefe discription of New England and the severall townes therein together with the present government thereof Yet they made for man those mystic swords of superhuman workmanship engraved with magic runes and dipped when red hot in blood or in a broth of poisonous herbs and twigs. The Old English Herbals I shall copy these, and then write my name in runes inside all my books. Bosom Friends A Seaside Story These runes, or Runots, were chiefly sung by old men called Runoias, to beguile the weariness of the long dark winters. Custom and Myth New Edition A stone inscribed with runes, and a well, are among the objects of interest within the cathedral. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 3 "Capefigue" to "Carneades" They are a very industrious people, and have large bounds on wch are many gallant Farmes, by these bounds runes the Massachusets River. A briefe discription of New England and the severall townes therein together with the present government thereof Nearer and nearer floated the wailing chant, and soon the lurking listeners were able to recognise it as identical with the wild, heathenish rune intoned by their guide—the weird, mysterious invocation of the Serpent. 'Tween Snow and Fire A Tale of the Last Kafir War "There are four views altogether, as you will see; but I think you will like this the best, for it shows the runes so plainly." Bosom Friends A Seaside Story The most potent influence of Teutonic women rests upon their guardianship of the sacred runes, which are a primeval, Teutonic method of searching the future: the power of divination. Women of the Teutonic Nations Woman: In all ages and in all countries Vol. 8 (of 10) ‘He called back, reading the runes on the iron: “Few can see Further forth Than when the child Meets the Cold Iron.” Rewards and Fairies This is a great and spreading River and runes very neer into Canada. A briefe discription of New England and the severall townes therein together with the present government thereof And on the blade a motto inscribed in runes," added Zazo, stepping under the lamp: "'The dead are free.' The Scarlet Banner Yes; they are runes, very old and perfect ones. Bosom Friends A Seaside Story Whittier, Kallundborg Church, says of them: "Of the Troll of the Church they sing the rune: By the Northern Sea in the harvest moon." Women of the Teutonic Nations Woman: In all ages and in all countries Vol. 8 (of 10) Even should I tell the monks I had found it, or bought it from sailors--they would not have left it with me, for strong heathen victory runes were engraved on the haft. Saga of Halfred the Sigskald A Northern Tale of the Tenth Century And here and there thou hast erected high gallows, and affixed to them tablets inscribed with Roman runes. A Struggle for Rome, v. 3 He has rejected alliteration as pagan, as the magic of runes! The Scarlet Banner My family," said the King proudly, "runs back through a hundred ancestors to the gods: not to that crafty one, whose secret wiles you are imitating, who scatters runes of discord among peoples and princes. A Captive of the Roman Eagles For dishonoured whitethorn-tree, For the runes that no man reads Where the grey stones face the sea, My grief. The Irish Fairy Book There is only one color of tone in which to chant runes. Vocal Expression A Class-book of Voice Training and Interpretation And my sea-brothers have taken a great dislike to thy sticks and tablets and runes. A Struggle for Rome, v. 3 They are the ancient runes of victory of our people. The Scarlet Banner "Have the wise women read that to you in the runes of destiny?" asked Adalo wrathfully. A Captive of the Roman Eagles It stirred the scalds to runes but not to inspiration. The Lords of the Ghostland A History of the Ideal The last words of these introductory lines safeguard us—"chanted runes." Vocal Expression A Class-book of Voice Training and Interpretation Of the Norse colonies in Greenland there are some undoubted remains, one being a stone inscription in runes, proving that it was made before the Reformation, when that mode of writing was forbidden by law. The Story of Extinct Civilizations of the West Their runes are not of the gentle, vivid life that thrills below them. Old Plymouth Trails A huge oblong shield, almost the height of a man, painted red, with black runes inscribed upon it, hung above his head on a bough of the ash. A Captive of the Roman Eagles There is another rapprochement in Babylonian lore and a third in the Eddas, where it is related that to Sigurd the secret of the runes was sung. The Lords of the Ghostland A History of the Ideal In the manuscript these letters appear as runes. Old English Poems Translated into the Original Meter Together with Short Selections from Old English Prose I detect great apprehension—panic—hysteria verging on the loss of reason ... third booth this side of the runes ... Telempathy Even our most living impulses we interpret as if they were sacred runes carved by long-vanished hands, so that it seems as if the dead alone lived, and the living alone were dead. The Origins and Destiny of Imperial Britain Nineteenth Century Europe Whenever I went to get frogs for fishing or to play ball, she had always rowed over to him or would not leave the long rolls of runes over which she racked her brains. A Captive of the Roman Eagles And he came and went unweary, And read the books of yore, And the runes that were written of old On stones upon the moor. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 14 (of 25) For illustrations of the appearance of runes, see the introductory note to “Cynewulf and his School,” p. Old English Poems Translated into the Original Meter Together with Short Selections from Old English Prose “For evil the rune on the rose leaf traced And evil the work it had wrought, That two so noble, of royal grace, To ruin and death were brought.” Sleep Walking and Moon Walking A Medico-Literary Study Perhaps that is not altogether fanciful; for 'spell' itself in the Saxon primarily imports a word; and we know that the runes or Runic letters were long employed in this way. Continental Monthly, Vol. III, No IV, April 1863 Devoted to Literature and National Policy The Centurion will probably soon hurl the torch into the ancient dwelling of my family with the rune of the stag's antlers. A Captive of the Roman Eagles “And by what professions, or what mystic rhymes or runes, did he bring about this enchantment?” The Bondwoman What these runes stood for, or whether they were supposed to possess unusual or magic power is purely a matter of conjecture. Old English Poems Translated into the Original Meter Together with Short Selections from Old English Prose Its hilt was of hammered gold, and the blade was covered with magic runes, which in peace were dull, but which flamed blood-red when the sword was brandished in war. Told by the Northmen: Stories from the Eddas and Sagas The old doctor of Bologna pries For simples with impassive eyes, And mutters o'er a magic rune. Silhouettes The sheets were covered with runes of lingua antiqua arranged in regular rows, inscribed by hand with a carbon-based ink which has persisted remarkably well despite the degenerative processes of time. The Issahar Artifacts Your teacher he: he taught you first your runes! Legends of the Saxon Saints In these he signs his name by means of runes inserted in the manuscript. Old English Poems Translated into the Original Meter Together with Short Selections from Old English Prose Awake the old runes on the zither, O boatman! the lips of the Rhine Still kiss the green ruins of ivy, And smile on the vineyards of wine. Zigzag Journeys in Northern Lands; The Rhine to the Arctic; A Summer Trip of the Zigzag Club Through Holland, Germany, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden He mastered the smith’s craft, and the art of carving all manner of runes; he learned languages, music, and eloquence; and, last but not least, he became a doughty warrior whom none could subdue. Myths of the Norsemen From the Eddas and Sagas Only a kestrel’s lonely cry From the wood near there— A rustle in the wheat as I passed by— A cricket’s rune. The Dark Star So this dear, deluded old gentleman, having failed to secure a 'rune' in Java brought back something equally cryptic—a woman? Cleek, the Master Detective These runes, which are at once letters of the alphabet and words, are made to fit into the context. Old English Poems Translated into the Original Meter Together with Short Selections from Old English Prose Here were people, the representatives of generations gone before, who had handed down by word of mouth the runes of that wonderful epic, the Kalevala. Through Finland in Carts Loki stood hesitatingly by the bedside for a few moments, and then began rapidly to mutter the runes which enabled the gods to change their form at will. Myths of the Norsemen From the Eddas and Sagas For wise he was, and many curious arts, Postures of runes, and healing herbs he knew; Unhappy! but that art he did not know, To keep his own life safe, and see the sun. Poetical Works of Matthew Arnold Again reveal the mystic hidden rune Whereby to find the slopes of asphodel— Ah, then to hear Apollo charm his lyre And see Diana ’neath the sickle moon. The Rose-Jar The passage following contains the runes from which we obtain the name Cynewulf. Old English Poems Translated into the Original Meter Together with Short Selections from Old English Prose The scholar, that he might make himself understood to the mob, expressed himself then in rune and jingle. A Book Without A Title Hunger was her table bare; Waste, her knife; her bed, sharp Care; Burning Anguish spread her feast; Bleached bones arrayed each guest; Plague and Famine sang their runes, Mingled with Despair’s harsh tunes. Myths of the Norsemen From the Eddas and Sagas She spread out their beds on the bolsters of blue, Thereon with her fingers the sleep runes she drew. Proud Signild and Other Ballads Life to her was a fairy rune; Her light feet tripped to the lilting tune, Till all at once—we know not why— God stopped th' enchanting melody. Pan and Æolus: Poems The runes are at once a word and a letter, in the same way that our letter I is also the symbol for the first personal pronoun. Old English Poems Translated into the Original Meter Together with Short Selections from Old English Prose Know, my son, that he carves runes upon stones; and he no doubt assisted in making Thor’s hammer, that terrible instrument which can crush the skull of a giant.” Fairy Book The trolls came forward and hospitably offered him a drink from a horn mounted in gold and ornamented with runes. Myths of the Norsemen From the Eddas and Sagas A ghostly rune, yet left the alarmèd dark Quivering with life, tear-warm and murmuring: No morrow is if hearts say no; Life is gone when love doth go. Path Flower and Other Verses There drift back to Wotan's memory runes of the Ring, and the thought readily arises that it would be well he possessed the ring himself. The Wagnerian Romances In the places where the meaning fits, Cynewulf has written the runes that spell his name. Old English Poems Translated into the Original Meter Together with Short Selections from Old English Prose Antiphonal to sweet sylvan singers, The brook with its maddening, gladdening rune! The Path of Dreams Poems For wise he was, and many curious arts, Postures of runes, and healing herbs he knew; Unhappy! but that art he did not know, To keep his own life safe, and see the sun.” Myths of the Norsemen From the Eddas and Sagas He spoiled us of all we had, but when he laid hand on Hugh’s sword and saw the runes on the blade hastily he thrust it back. Puck of Pook’s Hill What I learned from the gods I have given you, a rich treasury of holy runes, but the maidenly staff of my strength the hero took from me, before whom I now bow. The Wagnerian Romances The great objection to it is that the runes occur at the end of the second part, which is not far from the middle of the entire poem. Old English Poems Translated into the Original Meter Together with Short Selections from Old English Prose Not there doth Ayesha linger,—rune by rune Spelling the scriptures of a people banned,— The world is disenchanted! oversoon Shall Europe send her spies through all the land! He So gaunt against the gibbous moon, Piercing the silence velvet-piled, A lone wolf howls his ancient rune, The fell arch-spirit of the Wild. Songs of a Sourdough We think ye bring us luck, and I myself know the runes on that Sword are good.” Puck of Pook’s Hill This he carved with runes of truth to compacts, and held it as the "haft of the world." The Wagnerian Romances In this passage the runes omit the e of the poet’s name, although it is found in the other runic passages. Old English Poems Translated into the Original Meter Together with Short Selections from Old English Prose "For of all the runes and rhymes Of all times, Best I like the ocean's dirges, When the old harper heaves and rocks, His hoary locks Flowing and flashing in the surges!" Tales of a Wayside Inn All this while ye Indians came skulking about them, and would sometimes show them selves aloofe of, but when any aproached near them, they would rune away. Bradford's History of 'Plimoth Plantation' From the Original Manuscript. With a Report of the Proceedings Incident to the Return of the Manuscript to Massachusetts While the iron was hot he beat into it some runes. Viking Tales Of the World-Ash they tell, in whose shade a well flowed, murmuring runes of wisdom; of a daring god who came to drink at the well, paying in toll one of his eyes. The Wagnerian Romances It was made out of gold that was refined of all impurities and it was engraven with a rune of power. The Children of Odin The Book of Northern Myths They fled upstairs like swift little hares, And burrowed into their beds, With numberless tunes and rhythms and runes A-ringing in their heads. Zodiac Town The Rhymes of Amos and Ann To effecte which, they resolved to rune a high course, and of great adventure, not knowing otherwise how to bring it aboute. Bradford's History of 'Plimoth Plantation' From the Original Manuscript. With a Report of the Proceedings Incident to the Return of the Manuscript to Massachusetts When the men in the smithy saw the runes they opened their eyes wide and looked at the boy, for few Norsemen could read. Viking Tales A high seat was set for her at the right hand of Heriolf's own, and upon it a cushion worked with runes and dragons in knots, stuffed with hen's feathers. Gudrid the Fair A Tale of the Discovery of America It is written in the runes, and it must be so. The Children of Odin The Book of Northern Myths The traditional belief of the Anglo-Saxons in the efficacy of healing runes persisted in the fourteenth century. Primitive Psycho-Therapy and Quackery For many a year had Angrbotha rested there in peace, and it was only by chanting a magic spell and tracing those runes which have power to raise the dead that Odin awoke her. A Book of Myths Into this his wife laid one of the logs he had cut, and began swinging it, crooning the while a rune beginning Swing, blockie dear, swing. Russian Fairy Tales A Choice Collection of Muscovite Folk-lore There were no Christians among them to say any prayer over the grave; but they made a great Cross and carved runes upon it. Gudrid the Fair A Tale of the Discovery of America Regin took more pieces of iron and began to forge a new sword, uttering as he worked runes that were about the hoard that Fafnir the Dragon guarded. The Children of Odin The Book of Northern Myths The reputed inherent therapeutic qualities of medicinal runes were potent psychic factors, through the subconscious mind, in healing disease. Primitive Psycho-Therapy and Quackery For nature beats in perfect tune And rounds with rhyme her every rune; Whether she work in land or sea Or hide underground her alchemy. Obiter Dicta Second Series This message of defiance he cut in runes—the letters of the Northland—into the pole, that all might read it, and then sailed back to Iceland. Historical Tales, Vol. 9 (of 15) The Romance of Reality. Scandinavian. Old Indian men and squaws crooned forth a rhyme Sung by their tribes from immemorial time; And over all the drums' incessant beat Mixed with the scout's weird rune, and tramp of myriad feet. Custer, and Other Poems. Regin began to talk, but his speech was old and strange and filled with runes. The Children of Odin The Book of Northern Myths Then Egil examined the bed, and found a piece of whalebone with runes on it. Primitive Psycho-Therapy and Quackery But the confusion of the runes is detected by the wife of Hogni, and so the story opens with suspense and forebodings of the doom. Epic and Romance Essays on Medieval Literature These are certain figures, generally composed of straight lines, and imitating the shape of the cross or the runes, especially the so-called compound runes. Notes and Queries, Number 190, June 18, 1853 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. There is its Gothic script which offends the eye somewhat like outlandish runes. Villa Elsa A Story of German Family Life Loki took off the ring that was engraved with the rune of power, and he put it on the lip-hair of the otter's skin. The Children of Odin The Book of Northern Myths Then Egil sang: As man shall not trace runes, except he can read them well, it is thus with many a man, that the dark letters bewilder him. Primitive Psycho-Therapy and Quackery In the Atlamál something more is made of this; her message here is written in runes, and these are falsified on the way by Attila's messenger, so that the warning is at first unread. Epic and Romance Essays on Medieval Literature "She brought him a greeting from dale and from wood, From the bark-graven runes and the brook's silver flood; From the dome-crownèd cave Where oaks bravely stream o'er a warrior's grave." Essays on Scandinavian Literature Then there was the mighty Senate and the Roman People again on the mystic communication with its cryptic letters as full of mystery as runes to these Germans. Villa Elsa A Story of German Family Life And when he pronounced her name he uttered a rune that had the power to break the sleep of the Dead. The Children of Odin The Book of Northern Myths The Angles and Saxons brought with them to England a belief in medicinal runes and healing spells, and the cures wrought by their medical men were attributed to the magic potency of the charms employed. Primitive Psycho-Therapy and Quackery Gudrun hears the alarm and rushes out with a welcome to her brothers,—"that was their last greeting,"—and a cry of lamentation over their neglect of her runes. Epic and Romance Essays on Medieval Literature They swore with a mighty oath to love each other, and she taught him runes and wisdom. The Mysteries of All Nations Rise and Progress of Superstition, Laws Against and Trials of Witches, Ancient and Modern Delusions Together With Strange Customs, Fables, and Tales The runes, perhaps, date from the eleventh century. Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Carlisle A Description of Its Fabric and A Brief History of the Episcopal See Up from the waters of the Well of Wisdom he drew it, and by the power of the runes he knew he made the head speak to him. The Children of Odin The Book of Northern Myths "Ruma" was really a magician, or whisperer, from ru, to murmur, and in olden times runes, or mystical secrets, were carved exclusively on the Mountain Ash tree in Scandinavia and the British Isles. Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure If so, this is rather in favour of Homeyer's derivation of marks from runes, the forms in some cases being identical. The Customs of Old England Still an antiquarian, like Charles Kingsley, he peers among Etruscan vases, Greek ruins, Norse runes and ancient Dantean Infernos and Escurials for the models of a new literature, a new art, a new life. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 1, No. 1, January 1862 Devoted to Literature and National Policy In runes and songs we wrap the gold up by calling it the measure, or word, or tale, of these giants. The Younger Edda Also called Snorre's Edda, or The Prose Edda It drifted gently, while Bork pulled a few sticks with runes written on them toward him and made a hasty assembly of them. The Sky Is Falling A sudden stillness fell across the world; the wind died out; the foam ran noiselessly across the beach; the cricket's rune was stilled. In Search of the Unknown For Nature beats in perfect time And rounds with rhyme her every rune, Whether she work in land or sea, Or hide underground her alchemy. Nature Mysticism Like the ancient runes, it came into being by spontaneous generation, and lived in phonetic tradition. The Story of the Hymns and Tunes Then said Æger: It seems to me that it will be well hidden in the runes. The Younger Edda Also called Snorre's Edda, or The Prose Edda While round the hole of one is a rune, Black in the wash of the bleaching noon. Ballads of Lost Haven A Book of the Sea Edward circumnavigated the little cement wading pool, tracing the political runes left behind by the Market’s cheerful anarchist taggers, painfully bent almost double at his enormous waist. Someone Comes to Town, Someone Leaves Town "Thanks, Mary, for this wildwood token Of Freya's footsteps drawing near; Almost, as in the rune of Asgard, The growing of the grass I hear." Some Winter Days in Iowa Chimerical dreams of souls romantic Are out of date as an old wife's rune. Days of the Discoverers He taught all these arts in runes and songs, which are called incantations, and therefore the Asaland people are called incantation-smiths. The Younger Edda Also called Snorre's Edda, or The Prose Edda Another league, and I touch the goal,— The mystic rune on the poplar bole,— When the dusky eyes and the raven hair And the lithe brown arms shall greet me there. Ballads of Lost Haven A Book of the Sea And la, he is gone--even while I turn The wisdom of his runes to learn. More Songs From Vagabondia Wherever he goes the Northman leaves his mark, and to this day the lion at the entrance to the arsenal at Venice is scored with runes which tell of his triumph. The story of Burnt Njal From the Icelandic of the Njals Saga "Going away to India;" like some fateful rune presaging dire disaster, it seemed traced in characters of flame across the glowing sky, and over the stony monuments that studded the necropolis. Infelice The chief use of these runes was to mark a sword hilt, or some article of value, or to form a charm against evil and witchcraft. The Leading Facts of English History If thus like him we lay a rune in vain, Like him we'll strive some humbler prize to gain. Life of Adam Smith You talk as if I meant to rune your tray. More William The Roman influence may be partly traced by the Roman alphabet superseding the old English runes. Early Britain Anglo-Saxon Britain It associates itself with the name of Cynewulf, a name with which certain poems are signed in runes. Our Catholic Heritage in English Literature of Pre-Conquest Days When written, the characters were called runes, mysteries or secrets. The Leading Facts of English History The runes which composed this, however, were so manipulated by Vingi, one of the messengers, that they read as a harmless invitation instead of a warning, and this Gunnar and Hogni determined to accept. Hero Tales and Legends of the Rhine There each syllable expresses Silence; there each thought a guess is; In whose rhetoric's cosmic runes Roll the worlds and swarming moons. Myth and Romance Being a Book of Verses Silver and gold was its hilt, and the blade was wrought in patterns on the steel, and there were runes in gold close to the hilt. King Olaf's Kinsman A Story of the Last Saxon Struggle against the Danes in the Days of Ironside and Cnut I cannot close this chapter without saying something about the great stone rood known as the Ruthwell Cross, because it bears upon it part of this poem engraved in runes. Our Catholic Heritage in English Literature of Pre-Conquest Days But sighs are spent before they reach your ear, Vaguely they mingle with the water's rune; No sadder sound salutes you than the clear, Wild laughter of the loon. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 12, No. 70, August, 1863 Women's jewels there were, necklaces and bracelets, hung with the round golden plates, coin-like, with the face of Thor stamped on them, and written runes. A Sea Queen's Sailing And aye, by light o' sun or moon, By banks o' Ayr, or Bonnie Doon, The waters lilt nae tender tune But sweeter seems Because they poured their limpid rune Through a' thy dreams. Afterwhiles Orphic odes" and "runes" of the bedlamite seer and bard of mystery "Who rides a beetle which he calls a 'sphinx.' Initial Studies in American Letters I said I would tell you a little about runes, which I have had more than once occasion to mention. Our Catholic Heritage in English Literature of Pre-Conquest Days He wrote in verse, a verse which is not often much better than those rustic runes which still survive, wherein weather-lore and suchlike sometimes prompt and sometimes are prompted by a rhyme. In a Green Shade A Country Commentary Again there was silence, the Skipper gazing darkly at his carven runes, Mr. Bill Hen still puffing and wiping his brow. Nautilus The inscription has now perished, but Bishop Browne tells us1 that when he had photographs taken of the stone in 1886 "there was only one rune left, the 'Oi' of the king's name." The Evolution of an English Town "Do we not learn from runes and rhymes Made by the Gods in elder times, And do not still the great Scalds teach That silence better is than speech?" The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 12, No. 69, July, 1863 The runes were the alphabet used by the Teutonic tribes, to which the English belonged. Our Catholic Heritage in English Literature of Pre-Conquest Days Brünnhilde has told her lover the story of the gods and the secrets of the mystic runes, but he is still unsatisfied. The Standard Operas (12th edition) Their Plots, Their Music, and Their Composers The word "paper" is derived from papyrus, the most ancient material for writing, if we except the rocks used for runes, or the wood for oghams. An Illustrated History of Ireland from AD 400 to 1800 In addition to the figures there are five stanzas of an Anglo-Saxon poem of singular beauty expressed in runes. Vanishing England He with Rig Jarl in runes contended, artifices practised, and superior proved; then acquired Rig to be called, and skilled in runes. The Elder Eddas of Saemund Sigfusson; and the Younger Eddas of Snorre Sturleson Probably the runes were at first cut in wood. Our Catholic Heritage in English Literature of Pre-Conquest Days They also believed that by the power of runes the dead could be made to speak. Ten Great Religions An Essay in Comparative Theology I can feel and love, and seek all the rune it saith. The Singing Man A Book of Songs and Shadows On the south side the runes tell that the cross was erected in "the first year of Ecgfrith, King of this realm," who began to reign 670 A.D. Vanishing England Then said Brynhild, Budli's daughter: "May the hag lack spouse and children, who thee, Gudrun! has caused to weep, and this morning given thee runes of speech!" The Elder Eddas of Saemund Sigfusson; and the Younger Eddas of Snorre Sturleson Because Christianity condemns anything like magic, the use of the runes, associated with it, gradually went out. Our Catholic Heritage in English Literature of Pre-Conquest Days A song of Brynhilda speaks of different runes which she will teach Sigurd. Ten Great Religions An Essay in Comparative Theology One late November afternoon I sudden heard a gentle rune. A Daughter of To-Day So this dear, deluded old gentleman, having failed to secure a 'rune' in Java, brought back something equally cryptic—a woman? Cleek: the Man of the Forty Faces I have the runes interpreted, which thy sister graved: that fair dame has not this time invited thee. The Elder Eddas of Saemund Sigfusson; and the Younger Eddas of Snorre Sturleson There is a small sword in the British Museum with runes on it, which was found in the Thames. Our Catholic Heritage in English Literature of Pre-Conquest Days Their voices were like the rune of the heart of the forest, like the music of deep streams. Helmet of Navarre They have not arrived at this pitch of imitative art, though they have invented or inherited a kind of runes which they notch on sticks, and in which they convey to each other secret messages. Custom and Myth But there was never any talk of the runes I had offered. King Alfred's Viking A Story of the First English Fleet Cunning was Kostbera, she could runes interpret; she the letters read by the bright fire;—her tongue she had to guard between both her gums—so perverted were they, it was difficult to understand them. The Elder Eddas of Saemund Sigfusson; and the Younger Eddas of Snorre Sturleson He vows to fulfil his pledge and love-troth, and he writes in runes some message, which she, as it appears, would understand, and she alone. Our Catholic Heritage in English Literature of Pre-Conquest Days It consists in 22,793 lines, divided into fifty runes, and is considered by a great German authority—Steinthal—as one of the four great national epics of the world. The Book of the Epic These runes, or Runots, were chiefly sung by old men called Runoias, to beguile the weariness of the long dark winters. Custom and Myth No, I have not, lord king," I answered; "but I can grave runes that will, as I think, keep away such pain if you bear them on you. King Alfred's Viking A Story of the First English Fleet Gudrun was aware of treachery, and sent them word in runes not to come; and to Hogni, as a token, she sent the ring Andvaranaut, in which she had tied some wolf's hair. The Elder Eddas of Saemund Sigfusson; and the Younger Eddas of Snorre Sturleson By-and-by we shall hear something about runes and the old writing; and something also about where our old treasures of literature, part of our dear Catholic heritage, are found in their original form. Our Catholic Heritage in English Literature of Pre-Conquest Days It adds that these runes were caught from the winds, the waves, and the forest branches, and have been preserved in the Northland ever since. The Book of the Epic The saga has a long address by Brynhild, opening with mystical advice concerning the power of runes, and closing grandly with wise words that sound like a page from the Old Testament. The Influence of Old Norse Literature on English Literature That is a kindly thought, cousin," Alfred answered; "but I am sure that no runes will avail when the prayers of my people, from holy Neot to the little village children, do not. King Alfred's Viking A Story of the First English Fleet For the twelfth I know, if on a tree I see a corpse swinging from a halter, I can so grave and in runes depict, that the man shall walk, and with me converse. The Elder Eddas of Saemund Sigfusson; and the Younger Eddas of Snorre Sturleson St Bede tells in his "Church History" a story which proves that the belief in the magic power of runes lingered on in England after Christianity had become the professed religion of the people. Our Catholic Heritage in English Literature of Pre-Conquest Days The runes of Sweden bear witness to the existence of sundry ancient sagas or epics which perished when Christianity was introduced into the land. The Book of the Epic And he also wrought runes on it, hammering gold wire into clefts that he made. Wulfric the Weapon Thane "Maybe, bishop," said I, "you have never tried the might of runes?" King Alfred's Viking A Story of the First English Fleet In bitter hates invoke the moon; the biter for bite-injuries is good; but runes against calamity; fluid let earth absorb. The Elder Eddas of Saemund Sigfusson; and the Younger Eddas of Snorre Sturleson The runes were sometimes used as ordinary letters, without any thought of the old connection with magic. Our Catholic Heritage in English Literature of Pre-Conquest Days Never again will he tread on peanut shells in the smoking car or read the runes about Phoebe Snow. Shandygaff The viking dropped his axe on the deck and seized my hand, gazing at the ring and the runes graven thereon. Wulfric the Weapon Thane Now this man's name was Thord, the same who taught me runes--a good seaman and leader of men, and one who was held to be wise in more matters than most folk. King Alfred's Viking A Story of the First English Fleet To the prophetess, he began a magic song to chant, towards the north looked, potent runes applied, a spell pronounced, an answer demanded, until compelled she rose, and with deathlike voice she said: Vala. The Elder Eddas of Saemund Sigfusson; and the Younger Eddas of Snorre Sturleson So the great Christian poet, Cynewulf, wrote his name in runes, which is how we know him to be the author of some of the poems we have been considering. Our Catholic Heritage in English Literature of Pre-Conquest Days Here I bide, for I have runes which are of power against any trolls. A King's Comrade A Story of Old Hereford Thereon he gave me a broad silver ring, rune graven, to show as a token to any of his countrymen whom I might meet, for the ring was known. Wulfric the Weapon Thane I know no runes that are of avail. King Alfred's Viking A Story of the First English Fleet Of runes I heard discourse, and of things divine, nor of graving them were they silent, nor of sage counsels, at the High One's hall. The Elder Eddas of Saemund Sigfusson; and the Younger Eddas of Snorre Sturleson In connection with the runes I want to tell you of two old poems, which may be related to each other. Our Catholic Heritage in English Literature of Pre-Conquest Days During nightmarish hours, when the beer and cheese had not mingled aright, he was haunted by lines of Lombard runes. The Collectors "My father's ring--and Halfden's!" he said, gripping my hand, as he looked closely at the runes upon them, so tightly that it was pain to me. Wulfric the Weapon Thane Harek the scald looked at it once, and then went to its heavy folds, and scanned carefully the runes that were thereon. King Alfred's Viking A Story of the First English Fleet Odin alone is cause of all the evil; for between relatives he brought the runes of strife. The Elder Eddas of Saemund Sigfusson; and the Younger Eddas of Snorre Sturleson But the sacred runes I had not read aright.—Come, sacrifice, For danger cometh nigh. The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, Volume 09 Friedrich Hebbel and Otto Ludwig A glance at the runes had shown an awful double consonant, and, as if that were not enough, an appalling modified vowel. The Collectors Runic is a term applied to any mysterious writing; but there were three leading classes of "runes"—Scandinavian, German, and Anglo-Saxon—all agreeing in certain features, and all ascribed by some authorities to the Phoenicians. In Search of Gravestones Old and Curious For Nature beats in perfect tune, And rounds with rhyme her every rune, Whether she work in land or sea, Or hide underground her alchemy. Poems Household Edition I saw those men who much envy harbour at another's fortune; bloody runes were on their breasts graved painfully. The Elder Eddas of Saemund Sigfusson; and the Younger Eddas of Snorre Sturleson But we stand upon sure ground in regard to four poems, the 'Christ,' the 'Fates of the Apostles,' 'Juliana,' and 'Elene'; for he has signed them in runes. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 2 In fact Fraülein Linda's talk came back to the accursed runes with exasperating persistency. The Collectors It was probably one of these soldiers who traced the runes upon the stone lion which was subsequently transferred to Venice, where it now adorns the Piazza of St. Mark's. Legends of the Middle Ages Narrated with Special Reference to Literature and Art And on one purple tower the moon Hangs her white lamp—the night wind’s rune Floats faint o’er holt and black lagoon. The Poets and Poetry of Cecil County, Maryland The earliest forms of Irish writing seem to have come from the Baltic runes, and these, in their turn, from an old Greek script of twenty-five hundred years ago. Ireland, Historic and Picturesque SEE Tunes and runes for the school room. U.S. Copyright Renewals, 1952 January - June It was this sentimental hint that gave a reasonable hope of taking her mind off the runes, and the harassed philologer set himself resolutely to the task. The Collectors Then, taking the astonished Frithiof's arm, Sigurd Ring returned home, where, feeling death draw near, he dedicated himself anew to Odin by carving the Geirs-odd, or sacrificial runes, deeply in his aged chest. Legends of the Middle Ages Narrated with Special Reference to Literature and Art Across the unpathwayed seas, Shot the brave prow that cut on Vinland sands The first rune in the Saga of the West. Character Sketches of Romance, Fiction and the Drama, Vol. 1 A Revised American Edition of the Reader's Handbook The runes spread as far as the Orkneys, and there they were well within the horizon of Ireland's knowledge. Ireland, Historic and Picturesque Once again the wondrous runes, Golden tablets, shall be found; Mystic runes by Aesir carved, Gods who ruled Fiolnir's line. American Hero-Myths A Study in the Native Religions of the Western Continent It would be almost a duty to suppress these accursed runes for the sake of scientific method. The Collectors But at the rising of the moon The druids came from grove and glen, And to the chanting of a rune Crucified St. Columba's men. Christmas in Legend and Story A Book for Boys and Girls And, far and free, this man of men, With wintry hair and wasted feature, Had fellowship with gorge and glen, And learned the loves and runes of Nature. The Poems of Henry Kendall With Biographical Note by Bertram Stevens Them these golden noons Oppress not with their beauty; they could prate, Even while a prophet read the solemn runes On which is hanging some imperial fate. The Poems of Henry Timrod The wind of evening in the poplars sounded like some sad, weird, old rune—some broken dream of old memories. Anne's House of Dreams He recalled that Paris had seemed worth a mass, and considered a plenary retraction with a facsimile publication of the runes. The Collectors The priest when he came to the church on the next morning found the staff and all that was with it and read the runes. Grettir the Strong, Icelandic Saga So gaunt against the gibbous moon, Piercing the silence velvet-piled, A lone wolf howls his ancient rune — The fell arch-spirit of the Wild. The Spell of the Yukon and Other Verses "Not often have I heard of a mere slave boy learning runes," returned Allogia; "such knowledge is only meant for those who are of high estate." Olaf the Glorious A Story of the Viking Age The value of knowledge that lies in libraries is overestimated by all save those who read Nature's runes. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 05, No. 30, April, 1860 But before committing the telltale runes to this ditch, Hauptmann scanned it carefully over Linda's curly head, and considered thoughtfully its worthiness to receive so important a deposit. The Collectors She had a small flat surface cut on its smooth side; then she took a knife, cut runes upon it, reddened them with her blood and muttered some spells over it. Grettir the Strong, Icelandic Saga So then she woke up, and taught him all runes and wisdom, and they swore to love each other with a mighty oath, and then Sigurd left her and rode on. Popular Tales from the Norse He found King Olaf sitting at his ease against the rail, carving runes upon the lid of a wooden box that he had made for the holding of the queen's jewels. Olaf the Glorious A Story of the Viking Age It is as full as ever of his squeezes and rubbings and plaster casts and dusty old runes. The Christian A Story Neither guess would have been wrong, for if she sighed once more it was not for the vanishing Lombard runes. The Collectors Some of their rune songs taught the art of healing; others had power to stop flying spears in battle, and to excite or extinguish hatred and love. Handbook of Universal Literature From the Best and Latest Authorities The labors of a Wolf are not necessary to show that the Kalevala is composed of various runes or lays, arranged by a compiler. National Epics "Your pardon, lady," said Sigurd, "I was but teaching the lad the rune of King Rurik, and it is of no account that I should continue." Olaf the Glorious A Story of the Viking Age He would look for a grasshopper to turn into a hare; he would gently lay his stick on its back, and speak a rune. Jean-Christophe, Volume I He discovered the runes which gave him secret knowledge of all things. Early European History The work presents all that belongs to the North, its gods, its mythic doctrines, its grand traditions, its heroes, vikings, runes, and poets, carrying whole ages of history in their trains. Handbook of Universal Literature From the Best and Latest Authorities Topelius and Lönnrot were conscientious collectors and compilers, but they were no Homers, who could fuse these disconnected runes into one great poem. National Epics Among the hardy Norsemen runes were supposed to be endowed with miraculous power. The Pleasures of Life They had also bits of parchment covered with runes, a strange kind of writing, and various charms which are supposed to be harmful to goblins. Dutch Fairy Tales for Young Folks A bat, against the gibbous moon, Danced, implike, with its lone delight; The glowworm scrawled a golden rune Upon the dark; and, emerald-strewn, The firefly hung with lamps the night. Poems Queens and princesses cast the runic spell over their enemies; ladies, by the use of runes, inspire warriors with love; and weird women by their means perform witchcraft and sorcery. Handbook of Universal Literature From the Best and Latest Authorities But because they are simply runes "loosely stitched together" we can regard them only with interest and curiosity, not with admiration. National Epics These drops on thy tomb From the fountain I pour; With the rune I invoke thee, With flame I restore. Harold : the Last of the Saxon Kings — Complete The word "rune" comes from a Gothic word meaning "mystery." The History of Education; educational practice and progress considered as a phase of the development and spread of western civilization With quicker beats the insistent tom-toms throbbed their rhythmic melancholy rune, hollow and dissonant. Darkness and Dawn Odin was the great master of runes, but all the gods, many of the giants, kings, queens, prophetesses, and poets possessed the secret of their power. Handbook of Universal Literature From the Best and Latest Authorities The Kalevala consists of fifty parts, or runes, containing twenty-two thousand seven hundred and ninety-three lines. National Epics She now teaches Sigurd many wise runes, and tells him of harm to fear through love of her. The Nibelungenlied Translated into Rhymed English Verse in the Metre of the Original I sailed in their train to the largest of the Halligs, those grassy runes in the ocean, which bear testimony to a sunken country. True Story of My Life He puffs and draws at it till his wrinkled old face looks like a wizard's runes. Growth of the Soil Isabel's handwriting, though his soul would not confess it to himself, still held the power of a rune over his heart. The Romance of Zion Chapel [3d ed.] In a few passages Cynewulf uses each rune to represent not only a letter but a word beginning with that letter. English Literature Its History and Its Significance for the Life of the English Speaking World No Orphic rune, no Thracian scroll, Hath magic to avert the morrow; No healing all those medicines brave Apollo to the Asclepiad gave; Pale herbs of comfort in the bowl Of man's wide sorrow. Alcestis Then came the queen's golden wain, drawn by two snow-white oxen, which were led with silken cords by sweet-faced maidens; and in it, on an ivory throne deep-carved with mystic runes, sat glorious Brunhild. The Story of Siegfried Speech runes thou must know, If thou wilt that no one for injury with hate requite thee. Algonquin Legends of New England Then Odin's heart died within him, and he began to repeat mournful runes in a low tone to himself. Types of Children's Literature Before their footprints were effaced The shifting sand forgot their rune; Their hieroglyphs were all erased, Their desert naked to the moon. Watchers of the Sky How his baton, inspired by that smile, cut magic runes in the air! Fran Then I showed men how to read the mystic runes aright, and how to make the sweet beverage of poetry, that charms all hearts, and enlightens the world. The Story of Siegfried See you withal this inlaying of runes on the steel? The Roots of the Mountains; Wherein Is Told Somewhat of the Lives of the Men of Burgdale For they talk of "the ancient runes of mighty Odin," that is, of the runic letters, the alphabetical writing. Ragnarok : the Age of Fire and Gravel "Now I have still more regard for you when I see that you have also the trick of reading English runes," the Wrestler said. The Thrall of Leif the Lucky A Story of Viking Days What business have you with Norse myths, with runes and scalds and sagas? St. Elmo Beneath these runes is the figure of a man in a long robe with a hood over his head, and a bird, probably a falcon, on his left wrist. Studies from Court and Cloister: being essays, historical and literary dealing mainly with subjects relating to the XVIth and XVIIth centuries The birch tree's stem where Fridthjof went Showed I and F in beauty blent; As grew those runes in one, delighted, So too those hearts in one united. Fridthjof's Saga; a Norse romance He stood looking at her in despair, until something in the poise of her head taught him a new rune among love's spells. The Ward of King Canute; a romance of the Danish conquest |
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