Viking Elder Futhark Rune Ring 6mm Band 316L Stainless Steel

This ring features Elder Futhark Runes encircling the entire outside of the band perfect for your hand fasting ceremony. This ring is available in an 8 mm wide band with beveled edges and a 6 mm band without beveled edges. The inside of the band is rounded and smooth giving an extremely comfortable feel.The Elder Futhark Runes are the original runic alphabet of the ancient Vikings and consists of 24 letters. The runes are symbols of the most powerful forces in the cosmos. The word 'rune' means both letter and secret. Runes allow one to access, use, and change the world shaping forces they symbolize. Odin watched the Norns from his seat in Asgard and envied their powers and wisdom and bend his will toward the task of coming to know the runes. To gain the secret knowledge of the runes Odin sacrificed himself to himself. He hung himself from a branch of Yggdrasil , pierced himself with his spear, and stared down into the shadowy waters of the Well of Urd below calling to the runes for nin