Understanding the Runes: Episode 14 - Pertho

 Published On Apr 13, 2024

A discussion on the Pertho rune based on the rune poems, sagas and historic artifacts!

This video gives my interpretation on the Pertho rune. If you have other experiences or if this interpretation resonates with you i would love to hear it in the comments.

WHERE TO GET CALL OF THE RUNES:
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WHERE TO GET TAFL:
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RULES TO TAFL:
https://www.mastersofgames.com/rules/...

Sources:
Rune Poem translations: https://amzn.to/41WzmN0
Dickens, B. (1915). Runic and Heroic Poems of the Old Teutonic Peoples. Edinburg, Scotland: Cambridge University Press

Poetic Edda translations: https://amzn.to/3tS010Y
Bellows, H.A. (1936). The Poetic Edda’s. New York, America : New York The American-Scandinavian Foundation

Prose Edda translations: https://amzn.to/3HmRd6c
Brodeur, A.G. (1916). The Prosse Edda. New York, America: New York The American-Scandinavian Foundation

Tacitus Germania translations: https://amzn.to/48xDuWc
Church, A.J .& Brodribb, W.J. (1876). Germania. Cambridge, England: Macmillen and Co.

Gallic War translation:
McDevitte, W. A. & Bohn, W.S. (1869). C. Julius Caesar. Caesar's Gallic War. New York. Harper & Brothers.

Egils Saga translations:
Green, W.C. (1893). The story of Egil Skallagrimson. London, England: Paternoster row E.C.

Scandinavian Runic-text:
Translations from artifacts come from
(http://www.nordiska.uu.se/forskn/samn...)

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glish: Image depicting game piece with object number 107787_HST in the collection of the Swedish History Museum. Edit this at Structured Data on Commons
Date 22 February 2019 Edit this at Structured Data on Commons
Source National Historical Museums of Sweden Edit this at Structured Data on Commons
Author Jens Mohr Edit this at Structured Data on Commons Viking Age (793–1066) Place of discovery Hemlanden

game board :ate Viking Age (793–1066) Edit this at Wikidata
Medium birch Edit this at Wikidata
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Swedish History Museum wikidata:Q1726607
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107477_HST (Swedish History Museum) Edit this at Wikidata
Exhibition history
The Viking World, 24 June 2021 - Edit this at Wikidata
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English: Image depicting game board with object number 107477_HST in the collection of the Swedish History Museum. Edit this at Structured Data on Commons
Date 18 November 2020
Source National Historical Museums of Sweden Author Ola Myrin

Shelves at a board games club, Prague, Czech Republic, 2016.
Date 5 December 2016, 22:42:48
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Author Ijon

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