Good Thor’s day Friends! Todays rune is Yr of the You get Futhark. While this is referred to as the “death rune” I don’t feel like it applies to physical death. I see it as more of the old me rotting away and being replaced with who I’ve become over time. In this manner it is a positive thing. Death isn’t always bad, sometimes it necessary for progress.
ᛦ yr (“yew”) Death rune. The rune of the underworld.
Sound: “z”, “r”
Meaning: This rune has the same meaning as the Anglo-Saxon rune Yr. It is the entrance to the underworld and in this form is a death rune.
Norwegian rune poem **
ᛦ Ýr er vetrgrønstr viða;
vænt er, er brennr, at sviða.
Translation **
ᛦ Yr
Yew is the greenest of trees in winter;
it is wont to crackle when it burns.
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