Which rune are you?
Seven questions, about a minute, and you get one of the 24 Elder Futhark runes. The scoring is shown as you answer. Free, no signup.
In the aett
Ehwaz belongs to Tyr's aett, the final eight of the Elder Futhark. Named for the god of justice and self-sacrifice, this aett gathers the runes of order and inheritance - birth, trust, the self, water, daybreak, and the home.
Rune poems
The horse is a joy to princes in the presence of warriors, a steed in the pride of its hoofs, when rich men on horseback bandy words about it; and it is ever a source of comfort to the restless.
Anglo-Saxon Rune PoemOld Norwegian Rune Rhyme
Old Icelandic Rune Poem
Meaning
Explore the Ehwaz rune, a symbol that embodies trust, harmony, and movement. Ehwaz encourages us to work harmoniously with others and to embrace the journey of life.
Exploring Ehwaz
- Trust and Reliability: Ehwaz symbolises the deep trust and bonds between partners, whether in work or life.
- Harmony in Relationships: It encourages harmony in partnerships, urging us to cooperate and work together effectively.
- Progress and Movement: Ehwaz is a sign of progress, movement, and change, indicating a journey or a transition.
- Connection with Animals: Historically, this rune is also associated with horses, symbolising speed, stamina, and cooperation.
- Spiritual Journey: Ehwaz can represent a spiritual journey, encouraging us to trust the path we're on.
Incorporating Ehwaz
- Building Trust: Focus on building trust in your relationships, both personal and professional.
- Embracing Change: Be open to change and transition, seeing it as an opportunity for growth.
- Teamwork: Engage in teamwork and collaborative efforts, valuing each partner's contribution.
- Connecting with Nature: Spend time in nature, possibly with animals, to connect with the essence of Ehwaz.
- Reflect on Your Path: Use meditation to reflect on your life's journey and the directions you are taking.
Conclusion
The Ehwaz rune represents the values of trust, harmony, and progress. By incorporating the essence of Ehwaz into our lives, we can enhance our relationships, embrace change, and journey forward with confidence and cooperation.
More runes in this aett
17ᛏ18ᛒ20ᛗ21ᛚ22ᛜ23ᛞ24ᛟ
Tiwaz
fate
Berkano
growth
Mannaz
communication
Laguz
change
Ingwaz
growth
Dagaz
change
Othala
wealth
Go deeper into the runes
Gothic 3 Runes
No. Gothic 3 has no spell runes at all: its manual says rune magic was extinguished. Here is what replaced them, and where the word still hides.
Risen 3 Runes
No. Risen 3's eight runes are Demon Hunter spells, and its runestones are single-use items worth 50 gold. Real runestones were raised to last.
Risen Runes
No. Risen's 18 runes are mage spells, Tell Joke among them, not letters. Real runes did reach its Mediterranean, cut by Vikings, and still read.
Gothic 2 Runes
No. Gothic 2 carries 57 runes to the Elder Futhark's 24, and Summon Wolf is a drawing of a wolf. Here is what they are and how to craft them.
Gothic 3: Forsaken Gods Runes
No. Forsaken Gods has no runes: rune magic stays dead. Its German title, Götterdämmerung, names Ragnarök, after which the real runes survive.
Charting the Unknown Runes
No. Crimson Desert's first expansion adds a sea, ships and sunken ruins, but no runes. The only rune in its patch notes is a base-game shield's dye bug.
Crimson Desert Runes, Explained
The runes and glyphs in Crimson Desert are invented Abyss symbols, not the Norse Elder Futhark. A runologist explains what is real and what the game made up.
Crusader Kings III Runes
Mostly yes. CK3's runestones copy real Viking memorial stones in purpose, timing and place. What the game leaves off is the writing itself.
Heroes of Might and Magic V Runes
No. Heroes V has ten dwarf runes, battle buffs paid for in wood, ore and sulfur. Its runemages carry real Norse names, and those names survive in real runes.
Total War: Warhammer Runes
No. The runes in Total War: Warhammer are Dwarf magic struck on an anvil and named after smiths. A real golden horn shows what runes did instead.
Northgard Runes
No. Northgard's runestones are lore mines with no text: a Loremaster studies one for +3 lore. Real runestones were short memorials, read in seconds.
Dragon Age Runes
No. Dragon Age runes are lyrium enchantments that only dwarves and the Tranquil can work, not letters. Here is how they work in all four games.
God of War Runes
Yes, mostly. God of War writes its world in the real Elder Futhark, an alphabet the Vikings had already traded for a 16-letter one.
Assassin's Creed Valhalla Runes
No. The runes in Valhalla are stat stones for your gear. Its real runes were on its 2020 website: Younger Futhark spelling a verse of the Hávamál.
Valheim Runes, Explained
Yes and no. Valheim's runestones use the genuine Elder Futhark, but as a cipher for English rather than the Old Norse the Vikings actually wrote.
Gear Runes in Games
No, gear runes are not real runes, just stat stones. Yet Iron Age warriors did cut runes into spears and swords, and those runes gave the weapon a name.
The Witcher 3 Runes, Explained
The Witcher 3's runestones are named after real Slavic gods and its Elder Runes are an invented elven alphabet, but neither is the Norse Elder Futhark.
Arx Fatalis Runes
No. The 20 runes in Arx Fatalis are hand gestures with invented names, read by direction, not shape. Here is how they work and how they differ from runes.
Dishonored Runes
No. Dishonored's runes are whale-bone tokens that buy powers, marked with one sigil. Real runes were cut into whale bone too, and they spelled words.
Ultima Runes
Yes, mostly. Ultima has written English in Germanic runes since 1981, and even its magic runes are letters: the eight Runes of Virtue spell INFINITY.
Hellblade Runes
Partly. Hellblade's Lorestone rings use the real Elder Futhark, but as a cipher for an English sentence. Here is how to decode it, rune by rune.
LoL and Dota 2 Runes
No, neither game has real runes. League's runes are perks, the word Riot's own files use, and Dota 2's are river power-ups inherited from Warcraft III mods.
Zelda: Breath of the Wild Runes
No. Breath of the Wild's runes are tools on a tablet, and the Japanese original calls them items. Only the English version made them runes.
Diablo IV Runes
No. Diablo IV's runes are words, not letters: a Ritual rune says when, an Invocation rune says what happens. It is grammar with no alphabet under it.
World of Warcraft Runes
No. WoW's runes are six Death Knight charges that refill in 10 seconds, and since 2016 all six are identical. Here is why that rules out letters.
Diablo II Runes
No. Diablo II's 33 runes, El to Zod, are a rarity ladder, not an alphabet. Tir and Sol borrow real rune names, and a runeword is a password, not a word.
Path of Exile 2 Runes
No. Path of Exile 2's runes are stat stones named for ice, storms and iron. The real futhark used names like that too, but only to carry a sound.
Elden Ring Runes
No. Elden Ring's runes are money, experience and shards of an invented god-ring, not letters. Yet the first real rune, Fehu, also means wealth.
RuneScape Runes
No. RuneScape's runes are spell ammunition, spent on every cast: a Fire Strike burns six. Real runes are 24 letters, cut to be read for centuries.
Hogwarts Legacy Runes
No. The rune puzzles in Hogwarts Legacy are a beast-number code. But the two runes the books name, ehwaz and eihwaz, are real Elder Futhark letters.
Middle-earth Game Runes
No. Middle-earth games use runes as spells and stat stones. Yet Tolkien began with real ones: Thror's Map in The Hobbit is written in Anglo-Saxon runes.
Skyrim Runes
No. Skyrim's rune spells are glowing traps, and the Word Wall script is a 34-symbol dragon alphabet drawn as claw marks, not the Elder Futhark.
Ragnarok Online Runes
No. Ragnarok Online borrows eight real rune names and a modern blank stone, then gives them invented powers. Here is what each runestone does.
Minecraft Runes
No. Minecraft's enchanting table runes are the Standard Galactic Alphabet from Commander Keen (1990), an English cipher that spells random words.
Tunic Runes
No. Tunic's runes are Trunic, an invented script, not the Elder Futhark. But each glyph writes English sounds, the way real runes wrote speech.
Helm of Awe
Partly. The name Aegishjalmur is in the Poetic Edda, but the eight-armed drawing comes from Icelandic books of magic of about 1550 to 1670.
Icelandic Magical Staves
No. Icelandic magical staves are drawn seals from grimoires of about 1500 to 1860, not runes and not Viking. Where the Vegvisir and Helm of Awe come from.
Vegvisir
No. The Vegvisir is Icelandic folk magic first recorded in the Huld manuscript of 1860, eight centuries after the Vikings. Its meaning and real source.
Bloodborne Runes
No. Bloodborne's Caryll Runes are invented signs for whole words like Lake and Moon, not letters. Here is what all 27 do and how they differ from futhark.
Berserker Symbol
No. No historical berserker symbol is known: the sources give berserkers bear and wolf skins, not an emblem. Where the modern designs come from.
Mjolnir
Yes. About 1,000 Viking Age hammer pendants survive, and one from Denmark says so in runes: this is a hammer. Here is what Mjolnir meant.
Valknut
Yes, the shape is: it is carved on Gotland picture stones of about 700 CE. The name valknut is modern, and so are the rules against wearing it.
Runic Sigils
What runic sigils (bindrunes) are, what they are for, and how to make your own by combining Elder Futhark runes. A clear, step-by-step guide with examples.
Songs of the Past Runes
Almost certainly, but not real ones. Our prediction: Letten keeps the invented runestones and runewords, with no Elder Futhark in sight.
Fable Runes
No. Fable's runes are English letters in disguise: the Oracle's four sacred glyphs spell Y, M, C and A, and the map runes are an English cipher.
Night of the Raven Runes
No. But the add-on hides a genuine dead script: the Builders' stone tablets, taught in three tiers for 30 learning points. Here is what they are.
Gothic 1 Remake Runes
No. Alkimia redrew all 26 rune tablets for 2026, but they are still invented spell-sigils sorted by colour rather than letters. Here is what changed.
Gothic 1 Runes, Explained
No. Gothic's rune tablets are invented spell-glyphs, not an alphabet. But the real Goths carved genuine Elder Futhark, and those inscriptions survive.
Dawnwalker Runes, Explained
The runes carved into Coen's skin in The Blood of Dawnwalker are invented hex-sigils, not the Norse Elder Futhark. A runologist explains what's real.
Norse Paganism
What Norse paganism is, its gods and beliefs, holidays, blots, runes, and how to start. A clear beginner's guide to modern Heathenry.
Rune of the Day
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Birth Rune
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Online Rune Readings
How online rune readings work, the main spreads (single, three-rune, Runic Cross), and a free way to draw runes online. Methods, accuracy, and a full FAQ.
Child Birth Rune
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Frequently asked questions
What does the Ehwaz rune mean?
Explore the Ehwaz rune, a symbol of trust, harmony, and movement. Ehwaz encourages us to work harmoniously with others and embrace the journey of life.
What sound does the Ehwaz rune represent?
The Ehwaz rune represents the sound "E".
What aett does the Ehwaz rune belong to?
Ehwaz is rune 19 of the Elder Futhark and belongs to Tyr's aett.
What is the Ehwaz rune also called?
Ehwaz is also known as Eh, Ehwar.
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