#### [[Thurisaz]] --- # ᚦ - Thurisaz [[Thurisaz|ᚦ]] - The fire of creation - The spark of life - Fire and ice coming together in [[Ginnungagap]] to form the universe - Destruction and creation - Flint and Iron striking creating sparks - A melding of opposites to create the new in the void that calls for it - Centering then expanding from that centralized point outwards ([[Isa|ᛁ]] + [[Kenaz|ᚲ]] Reversed = [[Thurisaz|ᚦ]]) - [[Isa|ᛁ]] frozen moment in time - [[Kenaz|ᚲ]] reversed fiery passion and consumption - Raw power of creation hence it being the rune for [[Thor]] - Wild & Raw elements - Shaped like a thorn on a vine - Destruction, defense, protection - Symbolized by brambles and thorns - Defensive protection like [[Thor]] - Destruction but different than wanton destruction - [[Jotunn]]'s are natural and indiscriminate forces - [[Thor]]'s destruction is like intentional man made choices to destroy for purpose - Clearing forest for a village plot of land - Taming wild forces for peace - Also impulsive temper and killing [[Jotunn]]'s due to anger and no other reason - Thurs (Giant) [[Jotunn]] - When you lay it on it's side [[Thurisaz|ᚦ]] it looks like a mountain - Lightning and thunder like [[Mjolnir|Mjölnir]] - The bane of women (Rune of force and will) - Temper and destruction causing the breakdown of society/structure - Bad relations with the opposite sex - Raw power and uncontrolled impulses | Type | Rune Poem: | English Translation: | |:--------------- |:----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |:------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | `Old Norwegian` | *ᚦ Þurs vældr kvinna kvillu,<br>kátr værðr fár af illu.* | **Thurs ("Giant") causes anguish to women,<br>misfortune makes few men cheerful.** | | `Old Icelandic` | *ᚦ Þurs er kvenna kvöl<br>ok kletta búi<br>ok varðrúnar verr.<br>Saturnus þengill.* | **Thurs ("Giant") is torture of women<br>and cliff-dweller<br>and husband of a giantess<br>Saturn's thegn. (the source of this line in the poem is unclear)** | | `Anglo-Saxon` | *ᚦ Ðorn byþ ðearle scearp;<br>ðegna gehƿylcum anfeng ys yfyl,<br>ungemetum reþe manna gehƿelcum,<br>ðe him mid resteð.* | **The thorn is exceedingly sharp,<br>an evil thing for any thegn to touch,<br>uncommonly severe on all who sit among them.** | --- Tags: [[Norse]] - [[Nordic]] - [[Galdr]] - [[Magic]] - [[Viking Age]] Reference: https://www.wikiwand.com/en/Thurisaz Related: - [[Thor]]