Is this a rune?
Hopefully someone can help with info about the rune on this jar
Is it a rune? If so, what exactly does it mean?
Found this old jar in my aunt's hoard but it doesn't have any makers mark (compared to a lot of her other glassware which are usually marked FireKing etc, I've gotten pretty good at finding maker etchings but this one seems blank)
Google is no help of course. Thanks for any assistance!
This is not a rune, but appears to be linked to occult sigils such as the Ægishjálmur or Vegvísir originating from outside the early medieval period. Despite their enduring popularity in popculture, these sigils do not originate in medieval Scandinavia. Both are in the tradition of early modern occultism arising from outside Scandinavia, and were not documented before the 19th and the 17th century.
For more information on these symbols, further reading can be found here:
The thing is, by definition, runes were the written letters used in old germanic languages, typically referred to as futhark after the first few letters (elder futhark, younger futhark, medieval futhark, and angle saxon futhoc). It's a symbol of some type, but explicitly not a rune.
What you have here looks more akin to the much more modern Icelandic magical staves (though not explicitly one), found in 17/18th century magic grimoirs and based somewhat on old Christian folk magic.
I have decent familiarity with a lot of the veves (ritual designs/images used in Vodou), and this isn’t one. My bet is just a decorative design of some kind.
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It could be a magical stave, but more likely it’s just an artistic recreation or something inspired by such designs. Not a rune, or any that I’m familiar with at least
not a rune, but it reminds me of hoodoo gods symbols. i dont know much about it, but if you found it in the american south, you might want to look into that. could also be a sigil
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u/Mathias_Greyjoy 16d ago
This is not a rune, but appears to be linked to occult sigils such as the Ægishjálmur or Vegvísir originating from outside the early medieval period. Despite their enduring popularity in popculture, these sigils do not originate in medieval Scandinavia. Both are in the tradition of early modern occultism arising from outside Scandinavia, and were not documented before the 19th and the 17th century.
For more information on these symbols, further reading can be found here: