Both history and conventional wisdom hold that Scandinavians and their descendants adorned their bodies with symbols, sigils, and staves all with specific meanings and importance. Runes were also used to convey information. The characters of the Younger Futhark system were prominent during the 9th, 10th, and 11th centuries and are most closely connected with the socalled Viking Age. They have their origins in the aptly named Elder Futhark and gave way to derivatives like AngloSaxon runes.
But what did these sigils and runes look like? And what did they mean?
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