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Runes do not have only one purpose, they are not just an alphabet or just magical. They began as derivations of Etruscan/Latin letters which spread throughout the Germanic peoples. They were used for communication (carved into sticks, why most don’t survive today), for memorials on runestones, for charms or decorations on bracteates. During the early medieval they were still used by the Saxons, Norse, and Frisians as their primary writing system. Sometimes they were used in what seems to be “magical” purposes, like bindrunes that invoke gods, carved into swords, scabbards, and bracteates. In the later medieval, Icelanders combined complex runic staves with Christian folk magic to produce symbols frequently misattributed to viking age pagans. Runes are not inherently magical, but they have been used to bring about a magical effect. I would be incredibly skeptical of 95% of contemporary “rune magic” written by Flowers and others


I thought that Suebian statue was kneeling in tribute to a Roman

But yes I agree the “We do not kneel” thing is ahistorical vikingbro shit and doesn’t make any sense. You worship the gods. You are not on the same level as them, you get on one knee to show respect. There’s no evidece they ever did otherwise
gpt
>I thought that Suebian statue was kneeling in tribute to a Roman
to be fair we dont really know what it depicts but most notes on the picture claim its showing the suebian praying, i dont know how they came to that conclusion, its a hard artifact to find any decent information on. gotta go visit a museum in italy to learn anything anymore ffs. begome catholic just to infiltrate the vatican archives. the suebian doesnt appear to be kneeling to anything physical. it was made in rome and appears to idealize the suebians a fair bit, but romans tended to not be that overt with their propaganda. desu i assumed it was part of a triumph, since romans liked to show off the characteristics of the people they conquered in triumphs. paintings of landscapes from enemy lands, statues of them performing their rites and ceremonies and stuff