this post was submitted on 30 Aug 2024
40 points (95.5% liked)

Norse Paganism

169 readers
1 users here now

A community to discuss Norse paganism and other related Germanic neopagan religions (heathenry, Anglo-Saxon paganism, etc). An open and inclusive space.

Rules

  1. On-topic. This community is for discussion of Norse paganism and related forms of modern or historical Germanic religion.

  2. No racism, homophobia, hate. This includes folkism and other forms of racism masquerading as "differences of opinion." This space is explicitly inclusive and affirming of different sexualities and identities.

  3. No trolling, spam, etc. Self-explanatory.

  4. Proselytizing is not allowed. If your sole goal here is to attempt to convert people to your version of The Truth, you will have problems.

  5. Neopaganism is not dogmatic. All varieties of belief (theistic, non-theistic, and everything in between) are explicitly allowed here. Discussion and disagreement about differences are allowed, but keep it civil.

  6. Do not use this community as an advertising platform. Occasional promotion is fine, but don't ONLY use it to promote your wares or services.

  7. Use common sense. Beyond the above rules, moderation of this community is fairly loose at the moment. Remember you are interacting with other people. Use common sense.

founded 1 year ago
MODERATORS
 

One of my boyfriends is heathen, so I dual-color 3d printed him a set of Futhorc/Anglo-Saxon runes. Hopefully they're correct, very much not an expert lol... The Wikipedia page made me a little unsure on which symbols should or should not be included. These are made from PHA (polyhydroxyalkanoates), a new-ish thermoplastic that's naturally produced by a variety of bacteria, and breaks down harmlessly in any biome. Then, they were polished in a vibratory tumbler and anointed in black walnut oil infused with white pine, bog Labrador tea, yaupon, and sweetfern. I posted the files elsewhere if anybody wants to print their own!

top 6 comments
sorted by: hot top controversial new old
[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 weeks ago

Those look great! As a Heathen myself, I can say they look pretty spot on, but I don't really use the Anglo Saxon FUTHORC so I don't have much more input on those. Most of the stuff I've seen on using Runes for divination and such use the Elder FUTHARK, which is a similar but older set of runes. Many of them are the same, some of the runes are similar, and some aren't shared between the two.

I would prefer to use natural materials (tree branch, stones, etc.) for myself, but any material works just as well, if not better, when made with benevolent intent as a gift.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 weeks ago

I have always wanted to be gifted a set of runes, the closest I ever came was trading a set for some of my art.

These are very cool and a very thoughtful gift.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago

Oh they do, neat! I wonder if there's some shared lineage in the symbols there? I was going off of this, mostly.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago

Looks very nice. Thank you for your contribution.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 2 weeks ago

Great prints and finish!

Many runes:

^[[1] https://www.theanglosaxons.com/runes/]

^[[2] https://www.omniglot.com/writing/futhorc.htm]

^[[3] https://www.vikingrune.com/2013/01/futhorc-anglo-saxon-runes/]