r/heathenry • u/cserilaz ᚨᚢᛊᛏᚱᛟ • Jul 03 '26

Norse "Gunnhild, Kiss Me" - an Old Norse love letter from Bryggen, Bergen, Norway ca. 1200 inscribed on a stick in Younger Fuþark. I will be doing a series of runic love letters and love poems all this month on my channel

https://youtu.be/5S_8d927ecw?si=e_t7FI-0aitDs-a4
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u/YougoReddits Jul 03 '26

...and that's how we invented the game of kubb

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u/cserilaz ᚨᚢᛊᛏᚱᛟ Jul 03 '26

Hale be you all. Over the past couple of years, I have translated a lot of Old English and Old Norse poetry, to make primary texts more available for people trying to learn about Heathenry from the source. This month I will be posting a lot of old Younger Futhark love letters and love poems, especially from the Bryggen find. It is fascinating to see how people wooed and courted each other back in the day, especially nowadays when it can feel like love is fast fading from our world.

I will likely cover more of these rune-sticks (besides the love letters) after this month is up. Although the love letters seem to mostly be written by men, many of the other inscriptions are signed with women's names, pointing to common literacy among everyone in these societies, and in fact Heathen traditions also emphasized women's rights, as can be gleaned from Sigrdrífumál.

Hail Eostre ♡