NESP Reviews
Rune-Net
Runic Primer
A Down-to-Earth Guide for Beginners
by Sweyn Plowright
Reviewed by Alfta Svanni Lothursdottir
When the reader first picks
this small book up, he or she should not be fooled into thinking that its 85
pages means that it can be bypassed in favor of larger works dealing with the
runes. On the contrary, this book should be read first by any aspiring student
of the runes. The book cannot be said to be comprehensive at all but then that
was never the purpose of the author. His purpose was instead, to give the new
student to the runes, a solid foundation of accurate information on which to
build his or her further studies in the runes. The author states that he hopes
that “this primer will give you just enough of a grounding to start your studies
with confidence and discernment.” Rune-Net's Runic Primer does just that.
I applaud the author for making
the assertion that in order to understand the runes one cannot take them out
of the culture from whence they sprang. The author then goes into the older
sources one should investigate then follows that up with short descriptions
of the three major rows; The Elder, Younger and Anglo-Saxon rows. He also examines
each rune from the information we have from the three surviving rune poems and
offers possible esoteric meanings for each rune in the Elder Futhark. He then
discusses the modern works done on the esoteric side of the runes in an even-handed
and fair way. The book also includes original translations and notes by Dan
Bray of the three rune poems.
It is a sad fact that the vast
majority of books on runes are not really worth much at all, especially from
the stand point of the person who wishes information that is strongly based
in Northern tradition. The Rune-Net Runic Primer is a very bright exception.
I can heartily recommend this book to any beginning student of the runes. The
author's goals stated on the back cover of the book, that is, that “this primer
will give you just enough of a grounding to start your studies with confidence
and discernment,” is accomplished admirably. If you are just starting out in
your studies of the runes or even if you have been working on them for a while,
get this book. You'll be glad you did.
For information on purchasing this book see:
http://www.mackaos.com.au/Rune-Net/Primer/
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