bind rune

The i ͡ŋ bindrune.

The a and the þ rune in ligature on the Rök Runestone.

The "chair s" bindrune of the Younger Futhark.

A bind rune is a ligature of two or more runes. Oddly, they are extremely rare in Viking Age inscription, but instead they are common in pre-Viking Age (Proto-Norse) and in post-Viking Age (medieval) inscriptions.^[1]

• Examples found in Elder Futhark inscriptions include:
  • Stacked Tiwaz runes: Kylver Stone, Seeland-II-C
  • Gebô runes combined with vowels: Kragehul I
• Futhorc ᛡ Ior is a bind rune of Gyfu and Is
• Nazi and Fascist bind runes:
  • t and s: the Thule Seminar (later adopted by Thor Steinar)
• The Bluetooth logo is a bind rune of haglaz () and berkanan ().

Notes

References

• Enoksen, Lars Magnar. (1998). Runor : historia, tydning, tolkning. Historiska Media, Falun. ISBN 91-88930-32-7

See also

• Cipher runes

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