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Younger Rune Ar
CulturalSeedrunic
Construction note
A Younger Futhark rune in its long-branch (Danish) form, as carved on Viking-Age stones.
About this symbol
- Meaning
- Ar (sound “a”). Ár — good year, harvest, plenty.
- Culture / origin
- Norse / Viking Age Scandinavia
- Era
- c. 8th–11th century CE
- Historical context
- The Younger Futhark reduced the older 24 runes to 16 and is the script of most Viking-Age runestones.
Runes are a genuine writing system; some have been appropriated by extremist groups. Use the authentic linguistic/historical meaning and avoid hateful framings.
Tags
norseruneyounger-futharkviking
SVG source
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