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Snow began falling once again not long before breakfast and, by the time everyone needed to head off to class, the snow was still gracefully falling. Whether or not you wanted to venture off outside of the school and play in it, one of the first classes of the day was keeping you indoors as today's Ancient Runes lesson was taking place in its usual setting: in its designated classroom on the fifth floor. Better get there quick so you don't have to linger in the drafty corridor for too long or, even worse, end up being late to class.
Once inside the warm room, you notice that the desks are not in their usual places. Rather than being in straight rows, they are set up in a large horseshoe-like fashion. There are no clear-cut clues whatsoever to help you infer the reasoning behind the arrangement. However, scattered in the middle of the horseshoe, there are five small tables. That is, perhaps, the more perplexing thing about today's setup for every table has something on it, each of varying shapes and sizes, covered by a white sheet. Will your curiosity get the better of you?
Though you may want to sneak a peek at what is underneath the sheets as you make your way to a desk, you are unable to do so without being caught. Headmistress Hawthorne is clearly visible in the front of the room and watches with a small smile on her face as you and your classmates arrive.
OOC: My apologies for the late start; I was having some internet issues the other day. Without further ado, let's get this party started! ... Take note that this is NOT the first Ancient Runes lesson your character has had with the headmistress this term. Also, please familiarize yourself with the classroom rules before posting. The lesson has started, but feel free to jump in at any time!
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Bind runes? A Wizarding Treasure Trove Unit in the British Museum?
It was pretty exciting and very interesting, this fifth year Hufflepuff agreed.
Was this going to be on the OWL exams now though? Or just bind runes might be? What if this was discovered to have major historical significance or something? Would it be on the History of Magic OWL too? Was all this something she needed to add to her study schedule????
But she...probably shouldn't panic now. Because they were being given a chance to study these things themselves, and Regina very much wanted to take advantage of it. It would be good practice to see if her Ancient Runes study sessions were helping.
So which one did she want to inspect first? Hmm... The brooch type of thing looked interesting, so she went towards that one...and deflated just a little because it looked a little more complicated than she was expecting. Yeah...yeah, she'd definitely need to add bind runes into her studying because Merlin's beard her mind was refusing to fully wrap itself around all this.
Okay, okay... don't panic. This is just practice. This isn't an exam.
Right. Okay, so...time for writing her guesses down. And lots of looking through her textbook.
Text Cut: Regina's notes
Bind Runes Deciphering Bind Runes on Treasure Items
IF these were correct, could mean using physical power to attain success and joy, plus gifts from someone; or using that power to give joy to others???
Yeah, she...wasn't super confident in any of this. Ugh.
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...and there was her offer for a partner!
Derf was SO super sweet! He was always ready to help somebody out and work with them! Plus, Maddie was lucky he forgave her for that poster episode a few years back. She smiled at him and did a little half-skip over to where he was seated. "Thanks!" she said.
He had already figured out the hinge strap? "Whoooa, you must be good at runes!" she said. He'd probably already figured out that she wasn't the best at runes, what with her being a first time Ancient Runes student and all. She had a good idea what the basics were, though, and looking at bind runes was kind of like a puzzle to her. She just had to find the shapes in the midst of everything!
Textbook in hand, she peered at the bind rune on the hinge strap. She compared what she saw in her basic chart of runes to what was on the items before her. "I definitely see Thurisaz," she began, and without touching the item, she traced the straight line and triangular shape of Thurisaz in the air. "It looks like it's just Thurisaz, but if it's supposed to be a bind rune, maybe there's an Isa in there, too."
Smiling, Derf moved closer to Maddie and watched her while she went about checking her textbook to cross reference his own notes. He soon found himself nodding as she spoke, patting his parchment with his hand. "So we are in agreement there, perfect," he said, throwing the younger girl one of his signature grins. "And...I like runes because of the mythos behind them. Storytelling and all." It was kinda his thing, you know? "So...with the combination of those two runes, what do you think it's purpose was?" He, of course, had his own conclusion he had already drawn up but he was curious how she saw things.
And his eyes couldn't help but look at the other bindrune in question before scribbling a few more notes down on his own parchment so he could glance at his textbook again for purpose.
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HINGE STRAP
Thurisaz active defensive force, chaos, breaker of resistance, and destructive storms, clearing out a bad situation
Isa reinforcement or stasis, to represent primal form
Bindrune meaning: a stasis active defensive force that was primal DEFENSIVE PURPOSE
PENDANT
Hagalaz removing unwanted influences, breaking destructive patterns, power beyond human ability to harness, objective confrontation, destructive natural forces, chaos.
Eihwaz secrecy, encoding, immortality, bring about profound change
Pausing here, Derf's eyes glanced at the divination definition for Eihwaz....and the word practically screaming itself off the page.
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"Headmistress?" Derf asked quite suddenly, his hand SHOOTING up into the air. "How could these be activated? Does someone have to, you know, actively be chanting the galdr for them or...." Touch? REMOVING THINGS FROM WHERE THEY WERE MEANT TO BE KEPT?!
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Smiling, Derf moved closer to Maddie and watched her while she went about checking her textbook to cross reference his own notes. He soon found himself nodding as she spoke, patting his parchment with his hand. "So we are in agreement there, perfect," he said, throwing the younger girl one of his signature grins. "And...I like runes because of the mythos behind them. Storytelling and all." It was kinda his thing, you know? "So...with the combination of those two runes, what do you think it's purpose was?" He, of course, had his own conclusion he had already drawn up but he was curious how she saw things.
And his eyes couldn't help but look at the other bindrune in question before scribbling a few more notes down on his own parchment so he could glance at his textbook again for purpose.
Pausing here, Derf's eyes glanced at the divination definition for Eihwaz....and the word practically screaming itself off the page.
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"Headmistress?" Derf asked quite suddenly, his hand SHOOTING up into the air. "How could these be activated? Does someone have to, you know, actively be chanting the galdr for them or...." Touch? REMOVING THINGS FROM WHERE THEY WERE MEANT TO BE KEPT?!
"We are?!" Maddie asked, surprised to him say that they were in agreement. "I mean...I'm a Runes newbie, so I kind of thought you'd tell me I had it all wrong." She suddenly noticed that he was taking notes and figured that she should, too. She spread out a fresh piece of parchment before her, tossed her book to the side, and wrote down what they'd discussed so far. She also added in a few of her favorites, because she was a thirteen-year-old girly girl, and that's just what she did.
She smiled when Derf mentioned the storytelling aspect of Runes. "I've never quite thought of it that way," she said. "So are you still into Creatures, too? I remember that from my first year." They'd worked in the Nursery some together. She turned her focus back to the runes when Derf asked what she thought the combination of both of them meant. "Hmm..."
"I think it means that whoever used this maybe used it in times of war or struggle. Maybe it was when they wanted to stop or slow down to rethink what they were doing," she suggested. She took a minute to jot that down in her notes. "As for the pendant..." She had a feeling he already knew the answer but was giving her a chance, too. That was nice of him. She studied the pendant, comparing it to the same page in the textbook she'd used when studying the hinge strap. "Hagalaz... Ansuz..." She paused, her eyebrows wrinkling inward in confusion. "There's only two? I think I see Eihwaz there, too..."
Hinge Strap:
- Thurisaz: reactive force or conflict
- Isa: standstill; turn around and wait
- Meaning: I think it means that whoever used this maybe used it in times of war or struggle. Maybe it was when they wanted to stop or slow down to rethink what they were doing.
Watching the items being uncovered was sort of a let down. Not that she expected there to me some amazing thing under there, but she was hoping for a treat of some sort. No harm in hoping. She got up out of her seat and ventured over to the objects obtained during the worst creature companion class ever. The one where the professor had flat out lied about there not being things in the water that could hurt the students and that they would all be safe entering the great lake.
She shook her head and glanced over the options before her. She really had no idea how she was supposed to figure out what the runes were when they were all jumbled together, but she was going to try. She started her page of notes:
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Name: Emmalyn Walsh
House: Hufflepuff
Year: 2nd
Viking Broach: Runes are:
Ansuz- used for wise decisions, success, and leadership
Nauthiz- represents a need to be filled
Ehwaz- Power, aid in communication, and transportation
She stared at her notes, wondering how those were supposed to be working together. She also hoped that at least one of the runes was correct. It was a lot harder to pick them out than she thought it would be. Either way, she was trying and there had to be some good in that.
On to the next item.
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Arm Ring: Runes-
Algiz- For protection and hunting
Mannaz- To represent a specific group of people, establish relationships
Dagaz- To bring a positive outcome
She was even more confused after the arm ring. Why would hunting and representing a group of people go together? The positive outcome part kind of fit with the others, but she had no idea how the three of them worked together.
Moving along to another item she exhaled and shook her head yet again. The runes were just a indecipherable jumble. It looked like someone sat a party hat on its side.
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Hinge Strap: Runes
Kenaz-Creative inspiration, aid in study, fertility, getting rid of anxiety and fear.
Isa - To stop a process, represent a primal form.
Primal form? Emmalyn had no idea what that was supposed to mean. One was for getting rid of or starting things and the other was for stopping them. Yet again, she had no idea how those were supposed to be working together.
Noticing she had just enough time for one more, Emmalyn eyed the last two objects. Simply for times sake, she chose the one closest to her, the Gold Pendant.
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Gold Pendant: Runes-
Eihway- To bring about profound change, to ease a life transition
Nauthiz- To represent a need to be filled.
Those two seemed to go together. At least better than most of the other items she looked at. Shrugging her shoulders, she finished up her notes and hoped a few were the correct runes.
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So he had been able to contribute some new information after all, which was a relief because he wasn't a fan of just repeating the same thing over and over, just with different wording.
Wait, this was some of the treasure that had been found in the lake? Also, the British Museum had a Wizarding Treasure Trove Unit? Huh, you learned something new everyday.
Anyway, Ronan got up with his notebook, pen and textbook in hand and walked to the armband first. He thought that, as a seventh year, he would be expected to study the more complicated looking bind runes. And boy, did they look complicated. A part of him wished that the runes could be in 3D so that he could look at them from all angles. Alas, he didn't think that was possible, even with magic.
Text Cut: Ronan's notes
Armband
Rune #1: Eihwaz possibly?- used to bring about 'profound change' and to ease major life changes; energy: axis of heaven-earth-hel, secrecy, encoding, immortality Rune #2: Jera- used to bring change and for fertility and growth; energy: good harvest, orbits, cycles, progress, biorhythms, right effort Rune #3: Aligz?- used for protection and hunting; energy: protective teaching force, the divine plan
Once he thought he had the armband figured out, he moved on to the brooch-looking thing. Man, it seemed more complicated than the other! Or, it did at first, anyway. Once he started looking closer, however, two runes jumped out at him. Jotting them down quickly, he went to studying the third. Once he thought he had it, he wrote it down too and returned to his seat to study his notes a little more closely.
Text Cut: Ronan's notes
Brooch
Rune #1: Ansuz- used for wise decisions, success, leadership, to help in divination and magic; energy: sovereign ancestral god, animating spirit, breath, communication, exploration, order, answers
Rune #2: Wunjo- used for success in any endeavor, to motivate, to complete a task; energy: harmony of like forces effortless ease, fellowship, fulfillment, wishing, genuine friendship
Rune #3: Sowilo?- used for energy, strength, success, healing, fertility; energy: sun-wheel, cosmic energies, motivation, life-giving force, action
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"We are?!" Maddie asked, surprised to him say that they were in agreement. "I mean...I'm a Runes newbie, so I kind of thought you'd tell me I had it all wrong." She suddenly noticed that he was taking notes and figured that she should, too. She spread out a fresh piece of parchment before her, tossed her book to the side, and wrote down what they'd discussed so far. She also added in a few of her favorites, because she was a thirteen-year-old girly girl, and that's just what she did.
She smiled when Derf mentioned the storytelling aspect of Runes. "I've never quite thought of it that way," she said. "So are you still into Creatures, too? I remember that from my first year." They'd worked in the Nursery some together. She turned her focus back to the runes when Derf asked what she thought the combination of both of them meant. "Hmm..."
"I think it means that whoever used this maybe used it in times of war or struggle. Maybe it was when they wanted to stop or slow down to rethink what they were doing," she suggested. She took a minute to jot that down in her notes. "As for the pendant..." She had a feeling he already knew the answer but was giving her a chance, too. That was nice of him. She studied the pendant, comparing it to the same page in the textbook she'd used when studying the hinge strap. "Hagalaz... Ansuz..." She paused, her eyebrows wrinkling inward in confusion. "There's only two? I think I see Eihwaz there, too..."
Derf couldn't help but chuckle a little at her surprise - he HAD just told her before giving her the opportunity to look herself what he had suspected the answer to be, after all. "Well...new or not...this is more about recognizing shapes and patterns," he nodded. Anyone could do that, even a bowtruckle as it turned out. "But it's nice to know that we see the same thing. Reassuring," he added with a playful wink. "I...er...I dunno if there are two or not. There could be more but with that one and it already looking like Thurisaz on it's own...but a single rune wouldn't be a bind rune so...I assumed Isa was in there hidden like we talked about in class. Or, well, I suppose that MAYBE it could be Kenaz in reverse with Isa...which would turn all of it's meanings opposite...no hope and no creativity...uncontrollable energy..."
Which did wonders for his conspiracy theory thoughts, you know?
But back to the pendant and what Maddie was saying, which he was nodding along with for the record. "That's possible," he nodded. Really, ANYTHING was possible because who knew the proper intent of the witch or wizard who had carved these in the first place? "For me...I was looking more at their energies they invoke and sorta blending it with magical purposes, so the creator made these not to be used immediately but in for future use...as a defense mechanism...one that is in stasis until activated and then its a...er...primal defensive force. Summon something...maybe?"
Which really made him sound a LOT more smart than he actually was.
Moving on to the pendant, Derf opted just to show her his parchment. "That lightning bolt looking squiggle there is Eihwaz and the 'H' shape is Hagalaz...at least how I reckon. Isa could be hidden in her again too for all we know. But I'm confident in these two," he explained with some firm nodding of the head while holding the parchment up for her to see. "The hinge strap read as a more defensive bind rune combination to me...but this one reads more offensive in intent. Maybe."
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HINGE STRAP
Thurisaz active defensive force, chaos, breaker of resistance, and destructive storms, clearing out a bad situation
Isa reinforcement or stasis, to represent primal form
Kenaz in reverse (???)
no/false hope, no creativity, uncontrollable energy....
Bindrune meaning: a stasis active defensive force that was primal (summon something?) DEFENSIVE PURPOSE
PENDANT
Hagalaz removing unwanted influences, breaking destructive patterns, power beyond human ability to harness, objective confrontation, destructive natural forces, chaos.
Eihwaz secrecy, encoding, immortality, bring about profound change
Isa (?) reinforcement or stasis, to represent primal form
And he KNEW he was running out of time...but he really wanted to give one of the others a go as well. Perhaps the penannular brooch because that looked the most intricate in terms of line work.
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Keeping with the need to not fall too behind with time, Jessa drew for her textbook once she'd identified the runes. It wasn't so much that she needed a refresher on their meanings but more that they were readily available in the book whereas for some of the less used ones, the Ravenclaw may have had to take a few moments' pause just to bring the meanings back to the front of her mind.
Not thanks.
She wanted to get to the part where they uncovered what the rune was for as soon as possible. It was obvious this wouldn't be a possibility if she was still wracking her brain for rune meanings while everyone else had moved on...so yes....for very practical reasons, having her textbook out for the lesson just made more sense.
Jessa diligently turned the pages of her book, already knowing where to go depending on the rune she was looking for. While she worked, she tuned out the class around her--a common practice when she decided she didn't need to be distracted by senseless things.
Her classmates....had a habit....of producing senseless interruptions. The years had taught her that. The Ravenclaw's best defense was not paying attention. If she remained oblivious then she would not be distracted.
And so she worked away at the meanings, practically breezing through this part too. It was basic recitation for now.
SPOILER!!: Notes
Hinge Strap
Isa - Meaning: Ice Magical Uses: To stop a process; to represent primal form.
Thurisaz Meaning: Giant Magical Uses: Aid in study and meditation, self-discipline, clearing out a bad situation.
Arm Ring
Algiz - Meaning: Protection, elk Magical Uses: For protection, hunting.
Othala Meaning: Homeland Magical Uses: For acquiring land or property, to complete a project, to strengthen family ties.
Uruz - Meaning: Aurochs Magical Uses: To strengthen the will, increase energy; for hunting.
Eihwaz - Meaning: Yew Magical Uses: To bring about profound change, to ease a life transition.
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Bind Runes
• A combination of 2+ runes that are "stuck" together or overlapped in some way.
• Used for a number of purposes: enhancing luck, protection/defense, healing, etc.
• There are three different types of bind runes:
o Linear - made from several runes with a vertical element, with all the vertical lines merged into one long stave.
o Radial - four, six, or eight runes on individual spokes connecting in the center.
o Multi-Axial - random arrangement, runes all upright or with some of them being rotated and bound onto diagonal lines of other runes.
• Binding runes together makes the effects stronger and more difficult to break.
• Used in runic charms (e.g., Rune Money Charm, Rune Healing Charm for Reducing Fever, General Protection Rune Charm).
• Bind runes allow for different energies to be used at the same time.
• Different uses/energies of an individual rune could be invoked depending on the intent of the bind rune.
• Certain runes (like Isa) could be "lost" inside of another in a bind rune.
Kye looked eagerly on as the Headmistress revealed the relics from the Great Lake. Kye honestly couldn’t remember what kind of items had been in the cave… seeing as she had been an excited little shark and kind of gobbled up a bit of the coins. Then of course the grindylows had gone and attacked her! Others too, but they seemed to almost be drooling when looking at her she could swear it. ANYWAY. Kye really wished she was good at runes, but she felt as though she had already done her ‘showing off’ and was now kind of wishing that someone with a better understanding would want to partner up. Ugh.
SPOILER!!: Relic/Rune Notes
Brooch:
(Looks most similar to) Ansuz: Meaning Odin, usually shows an authority figure in someone’s life,
Gebo (or Naupiz?):
Sowulo: Arm Ring:
Opila
Algiz Uruz-Aurochs, representing raw physical power, typically masculine. It can refer to the overuse of powers, or trying to use one’s power against them. It can be used to strengthen one’s will and increase energy. Gold Pendant:
Hagalaz
Eihwaz
Kye looked up from her notes, seeing everyone's progress. She sighed, resting her eyes from the staring of the runes.
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Initially, Regina simply let the students get to work -- giving Maddie a shake of her head, indicating that the headmistress wasn't going to partner up with any student today -- and figure out the runes on their own. It was all part of the learning process: cognitive thinking and problem solving. The woman was just being a bystander at this point, seeing how well everyone faired off.
But, of course, the woman began walking around the room after a few minutes. As much as she wanted the students to figure things out on their own, she didn't want them totally going in the wrong direction. So, she was there to guide those who needed it and praise those who were on the right track.
Her first stop was with Anabeth. Looking over the girl's notes, the headmistress smiled. For her analysis of the hinge strap, she certainly had the two runes that were blinded together. The question now was whether or not Thurisaz was paired with Isa or Kenaz. "I would consider going with your first rune combination for the hinge strap, Miss Greyvson," Regina hinted, since Kenaz would have been noticeable had it been paired with Thurisaz. As for her question, she responded, "No Merstaves today."
She then moved on to Daehyun. The smile was still on her face as she looked over the second year's notes, only focusing on the list of runes and their meaning -- time for figuring out the purpose of the bind rune as a whole would be coming soon enough. "Well done, Mr. Yoon." He had identified the correct runes for the hinge strap and golden pendant. "Care to look at another one of the objects?"
Up next was Stasya, who, the woman had noticed, had been rather quiet today. Regardless, she looked over the Gryffindor's notes for the peninsular brooch and the golden pendant. "Excellent work, Miss Dalgaard-Volkova. I see no errors here. If you want to take a look at another of the objects, you still have plenty of time."
"So far so good, Mr. Carden," Regina reassured the fifth year Slytherin when she looked over what he had down so far. "For the hinge strap, a quick glance at one of our notes might be helpful." As for the second rune for the pendant, she was going to let him figure that one out on his own. The rune might be clearer if he pretended part of the Hagalaz rune wasn't there.
Vivian's notebook was the next to be examined. The headmistress nodded her head approvingly. "Very good, Miss Fairfield." If she wanted to give another bind rune a go, she was more than welcome to.
Then there was the sight of Zoryn, which seriously made the headmistress consider calling up the healer. This behaviour was ... odd. And not in the usual Zoryn-odd kind of way either. Yes, a visit to her office would definitely be happening sometime soon. In the meantime, the girl's work... "You're doing great so far, Miss Spinnet," the woman said with a smile. "You've correctly identified the runes in the pendant bind rune."
Following Zoryn came Regina. The headmistress gradually walked over to the fifth year Hufflepuff and looked over the work she had done so far. Most of what she had written down was accurate, but there was just one mistake. "I can definitely see where you are getting Uruz, Miss Amstern. Though I want you to look again, especially more so at the left side of the bind rune. Don't let the Wunjo lines confuse you." The bind rune for the regular brooch was possibly one of the harder ones to sort through.
Emmalyn was next, and the headmistress was rather impressed that the second year had taken a look at four out of the five bind rune options. The work, though, needed some tending to. Quality, not quantity, was what Regina cared about most. "Alright, Miss Walsh. There are a few things we need to fix. For your first object, the brooch, I would recommend working with Miss Amstern on that one." Since the fifth year was close to figuring that one out. "As for the arm ring, Algiz is definitely in there. For the latter two, Kenaz and Nauthiz are not present."
The headmistress then paid a visit to was the Head Boy. Regina carefully read through his notes for the first object listed and then said, "For the arm ring, Algiz is there." As for the second object, "Wunjo is certainly in the brooch bind rune. No Ansuz or Sowilo, I'm afraid."
The dynamic Hufflepuff duo, who she noted had been working together, was her next stop. Her eyes darted from Maddie's work to Derfael's and back and forth a few times, again only looking at the runes identified and their meanings. "I definitely like your observations for the hinge strap ... though Kena isn't part of the bind rune, Mr. Ashburry-Hawthorne. Just the two runes in that one. As for the golden pendant," she paused, looking over the fourth year's notes specifically, "you have the correct runes listed, though Isa isn't needed."
Earlier she purposefully had skipped over Jessa, knowing that the girl was likely will off without her. Nevertheless, her work did need to be checked over just in case there was a misconception. But, after looking over the Ravenclaw's notes, there weren't any. "Phenomenal work as always, Miss Cambridge."
Last but certainly not least was Valkyrie. Seeing the seventh year resting her eyes, the headmistress took that as the perfect opportunity to look over her notes. What she had written so far for the arm ring and golden pendant was accurate, though there were a few things to be fixed for the brooch. "Take another look at the brooch, Miss Atwater. Gebo is part of the bind rune, but the others you have listed, sadly, are not."
Regina then made her way up to the front of the classroom. After glancing down at her watch, she announced, "You have roughly five more minutes to wrap up your observations, ladies and gentlemen."
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Analyzing the runes? Hmm. That didn't seem to be too difficult. Nettie waited until a few of the people had already had their turn before she walked up and started to analyze the examples Hawthrone had put up for them. She decided to go with the hinge strap, mostly because it was more...simplistic, and she needed to ease herself in to this active. She made a quick list of the runes she spotted in her notes:
SPOILER!!: Notes
Hinge:
-Thurisaz - seeing of the future
-Isa - ice
Meaning of the bind rune: Your future will be icy?
Was that...right? She hoped so. She couldn't think of any other runes that could be combined to make that shape soooo...onto the next one! She decided to go with the arm ring, because she could see at least ONE rune on it that she recognized.
Meaning of bind rune: The universe will be helping you and guiding you towards great rewards
And what was the last one? Was it...Algiz? That was all she could think of. So she added it to her list, and then went back to her desk to admire her work. For someone who knew NOTHING about bind runes, she thought she guessed did pretty well!
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Max did his best not to freak out when the headmistress stopped by to give him a couple of pointers. The pointers were very much appreciated but eeeeep she made him nervous. "Thank you ma'am," the fifth year muttered shyly before turning his attention back to the hingestrap and pendant.
It took him a little while to figure out and all the runes were making his head feel sore and fuzzy.... but he reckoned he'd cracked it.
He scurried back to his desk to jot it all down.
SPOILER!!: notes
Hingestrap
- Thurisaz - Aid in study and meditation, self-discipline, clearing out a bad situation.
-Isa - To stop a process; to represent primal form.
Gold Pendant
-Hagalaz - Removing unwanted influences, breaking destructive patterns
-Eihwaz - To bring about profound change, to ease a life transition.
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Not knowing where exactly to begin in her interpretations of the meaning of the bindrunes carved into the pendant, the Gryffindor opted to move on to one of the other artifacts. Perhaps after she tried to find the runes carved into this one, she'd find herself revisiting the previous artifact for meaning or something. Either way, this was taking a lot of brainpower... And seeing that she wasn't exactly consulting anyone else, it was really hard.
She stayed quiet though, tending to her temples in attempt to lesson the headache before taking a look at the arm ring this time. Vaguely she wondered how long these pieces of metal were in the lake for. Probably forever, was her best guess. Either way, she was scanning through the textbook, trying to put together the pieces of the puzzle now.
Uuuuhhhhhh... This one was definitely more complicated than the last. Was it possible to have MORE than just two runes? 'Cause it sure looked like something else was going on here. Dipping her quill in some ink, the fifth year began scribbling down in her notes.
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ARM RING
Othala Fehu
Algiz Raidho Kenaz
Uruz
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Derf couldn't help but chuckle a little at her surprise - he HAD just told her before giving her the opportunity to look herself what he had suspected the answer to be, after all. "Well...new or not...this is more about recognizing shapes and patterns," he nodded. Anyone could do that, even a bowtruckle as it turned out. "But it's nice to know that we see the same thing. Reassuring," he added with a playful wink. "I...er...I dunno if there are two or not. There could be more but with that one and it already looking like Thurisaz on it's own...but a single rune wouldn't be a bind rune so...I assumed Isa was in there hidden like we talked about in class. Or, well, I suppose that MAYBE it could be Kenaz in reverse with Isa...which would turn all of it's meanings opposite...no hope and no creativity...uncontrollable energy..."
Which did wonders for his conspiracy theory thoughts, you know?
But back to the pendant and what Maddie was saying, which he was nodding along with for the record. "That's possible," he nodded. Really, ANYTHING was possible because who knew the proper intent of the witch or wizard who had carved these in the first place? "For me...I was looking more at their energies they invoke and sorta blending it with magical purposes, so the creator made these not to be used immediately but in for future use...as a defense mechanism...one that is in stasis until activated and then its a...er...primal defensive force. Summon something...maybe?"
Which really made him sound a LOT more smart than he actually was.
Moving on to the pendant, Derf opted just to show her his parchment. "That lightning bolt looking squiggle there is Eihwaz and the 'H' shape is Hagalaz...at least how I reckon. Isa could be hidden in her again too for all we know. But I'm confident in these two," he explained with some firm nodding of the head while holding the parchment up for her to see. "The hinge strap read as a more defensive bind rune combination to me...but this one reads more offensive in intent. Maybe."
And he KNEW he was running out of time...but he really wanted to give one of the others a go as well. Perhaps the penannular brooch because that looked the most intricate in terms of line work.
Maddie caught the shaking of the Headmistress' head, indicating that no, they could not be partners. The Hufflepuff had suspected and much. Hence the partnership with Derf. She shrugged when Derf answered her question about the pendant having two or more Runes. "I'm guessing three," she said. "Although it's really only a guess." She'd mark it down on her parchment and if necessary, she'd make adjustments later. They'd probably be moving on soon, and she'd rather have something on her parchment than nothing at all.
She paused and looked up at her work. "Now I'm second guessing myself on the first one," she said with a frown. "It could easily be Isa and Kenaz. That's the hard thing about Ancient Runes. How do you tell which one is the right answer?" From the way she looked at it, it could be either one. "I guess I'll just leave it as is. We're probably moving on anyway, so I guess I should just settle on something." She didn't sound confident in her answers at all, but again, she was a first-time Runes student. It'd be interesting to hear what the Headmistress had to say.
She turned to Derf with a smile, a positive out look on things despite her struggle. "Thanks for working through this with me. I think we did pretty good!" she told him.
Hinge Strap:
- Thurisaz: reactive force or conflict
- Isa: standstill; turn around and wait
- Meaning: I think it means that whoever used this maybe used it in times of war or struggle. Maybe it was when they wanted to stop or slow down to rethink what they were doing.
- Note: It could be Isa and Kenaz. Not sure.
Pendant:
- Hagalaz: letting go of the past
- Ansuz: positive authority figure in a person's life
- Eihwaz: a major or necessary life change
- Meaning: I think it means that someone in your life is trying to guide you in a new and rewarding direction. Whoever wore this pendant had to make a major change in their lives, and it likely turned out very positive for them.
Emmalyn was next, and the headmistress was rather impressed that the second year had taken a look at four out of the five bind rune options. The work, though, needed some tending to. Quality, not quantity, was what Regina cared about most. "Alright, Miss Walsh. There are a few things we need to fix. For your first object, the brooch, I would recommend working with Miss Amstern on that one." Since the fifth year was close to figuring that one out. "As for the arm ring, Algiz is definitely in there. For the latter two, Kenaz and Nauthiz are not present."
That was deflating. Staring at her notes, then back at the objects, she had no idea how she was supposed to figure out what runes were really there. She thought she had found the correct ones only to be told she hadn't. "Thank you, Headmistress. I'll try again."
Back to the beginning she went. All of the symbols were too jumbled together for her to be able to see what they were made of. Her eyes kept going back and forth between her textbook and the runes, only feeling more lost the longer she looked.
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Name: Emmalyn Walsh
House: Hufflepuff
Year: 2nd
Viking Broach: Runes are:SO BAD I NEED TO ASK FOR HELP Ansuz- used for wise decisions, success, and leadership
Nauthiz- represents a need to be filled
Ehwaz- Power, aid in communication, and transportation
Arm Ring: Runes- MAYBE??
Algiz- For protection and hunting
Mannaz- To represent a specific group of people, establish relationships
Dagaz- To bring a positive outcome
Hinge Strap: Runes: WRONG Kenaz-Creative inspiration, aid in study, fertility, getting rid of anxiety and fear.
Isa - To stop a process, represent a primal form.
Gold Pendant: Runes- WRONG
Eihway- To bring about profound change, to ease a life transition Nauthiz- To represent a need to be filled.
She scribbled over the incorrect runes and noted next to each object that it was incorrect. Her heart sank further when she noticed just how little time she had left to try and figure them out.
Emmalyn wasn't normally one to give up, but she was exhausted and the days lesson simply was more than she was able to deal with. She could feel the heat rising up and spreading across her face. The tears were so close to spilling over that even a slight movement of her head or a blink would send them trailing down her face. Determined to not cry in class, she sat her pen down and stared blankly at her desk, wishing the day to be over.
Quinn sighed audibly, running her hands through her hair in frustration as she poured over her text book. She was an utter idiot, to be perfectly honest. The hingestrap had two runes to it, and those, in her mind, were easy: Isa and Thurisaz. So, naturally, Quinn opted not to do that one.
Because Ancient Runes weren't challenging enough for her already, she had to make it worse, and not pick the easy one. She was, as previously stated, an idiot.
No, Quinnlin Kevelle had tormented herself quite plainly by choosing the hardest ones. The Penannular Brooch, and the Arm Ring.
The Penannular Brooch was giving her a headache. She was quite sure she was able to break down the bindrune into it's three shapes. One was clearly Ansuz. It was the other two giving her trouble. There was one that looked like a R, proper facing: Raidho. But there wasn't a R shape that faced the other way.... There was one in the Russian alphabet though, she knew. Maybe they had borrowed that letter from Russia when making this.
No, that was idiotic. Which fit, because she was an idiot.
And lastly, there was what was probably Fehu, only in the book Fehu's arms curved upward, and on the rune they didn't curve at all. It was probably Fehu, but didn't Professor Hawthorne say something about the runes not always being proper facing in bindrunes?
....
She scoffed at herself. Well, in that case, Raidho was clearly one, just backwards. So....Fehu, Raidho and Ansuz? As good a guess as any. Quinn picked up her quill and started to write down her guess.
SPOILER!!: Notes: Penannular Brooch
Fehu, Raidho, & Ansuz
- Fehu - cattle, which was representative of wealth at the time. Wealth is coming/power
- Raidho - the journey of life/path of fate? Sisters, women, career
- Ansuz - Odin and wisdom. A mentor acting as a guide/creativity and creative solutions
One down. Now for the arm ring. Idiot. She could have picked the hinge strap. She could still switch even, but nope. Idiot. Quinn examined the bindrune critically and closely. Othala was clearly there. It jumped out at her even. Perhaps Algiz too? But in the book all three branches of algiz were equal thickness, and on the rune, if it was algiz, the right one would be super thin, as opposed to the left most which was, by appearances, much thicker.
Uruz seemed to make up the third, doing the same thing that Fehu did: curve in the book but not on the rune. So Othala and Uruz, yeah? And.... she spent another five minutes flipping through the book looking for other possible options, but Algiz remained the best option it seemed. With another heavy sigh, Quinn dipped her quill in her scarlet ink and wrote them down.
SPOILER!!: Notes: Arm ring
Othala, Uruz & Algiz
- Othala - Homeland. Security and safety both in family/friends and material wealth. Also ancestral lands...
- Uruz - Aurochs... Raw, physical power. Strength and vitality.
- Algiz - Protection and elk. Protection through defense and offense. Spiritual and emotional protection.
There now. Quinn set down her quill and frowned at her parchment. She was done, and was somewhat confident in her answers. They seemed the best options for the runes, but she was also not exactly confident either.
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With the last five minutes remaining for them to make their rune analysis, Regina made one more sweep around the horseshoe. Just like her first sweep, she was only looking at the runes the students had identified and the meanings of the individual runes.
Her first stop was with Trinetta. With a smile, she glanced over at the girl's note. When she was finished reading through them, the smile still remained. "Great work, Miss Gladin," she said to the first year.
She then went to check up on Maxton to see how he faired with finishing up his rune analysis. The headmistress was pleased to see that he had successfully noted everything for the hinge strap and gold pendant. "Well done, Mr. Carden."
One last check up on Zoryn was due. Though the girl was still ... not herself, the woman bypassed that for the moment to look over the fifth year's work. She was missing the individual rune meanings; however, the right runes were there. "Nice job correctly identifying those runes, Miss Spinnet." If only the girl could be happy about that.
With Maddie, she knew that she and Derfael had been working together and had given them a few pointers. Regardless, she still was going to work over the girl's work. It all seemed to be in order, though there was one unnecessary rune. "Just Hagalaz and Eihwaz for the gold pendant, Miss Kemp," she gently informed the girl.
Then there was Emmalyn, and the current sight of the girl could easily have broken Regina's heart in two. The note that had been added, as well as the blank stare, was enough to let the headmistress know that the Hufflepuff was overwhelmed. She briefly placed a consoling hand on her shoulder and whispered, "Don't worry, Miss Walsh. You gave it your best effort. That is all I ask for." There was room to make mistakes in Ancient Runes, and it was important to recognize those mistakes and learn from them.
Ending her sweep of the horseshoe with Quinn, the woman took and read through the Ravenclaw's parchment. Check and check. There were no errors in this rune analysis. "Well done, Miss Reveille."
Regina gave her wand a firm flick in the direction of the blackboard when it was time to move the lesson along. The white chalk levitated and started drawing out the bind runes that were on the five objects and proceeded to label the items and list the runes that were present in each bind rune.
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Hinge Strap
Isa
Thurisaz
Brooch
Mannaz
Wunjo
Gebo
Arm Ring
Othala
Algiz
Uruz
Penannular Brooch
Raidho
Ansuz
Fehu
Gold Pendant
Eihwaz
Hagalaz
"I must say," the woman said while the chalk was writing, "that I am thoroughly impressed with the work that I saw today. I know that this was not an easy task, and being able to pull out of few runes from a bind rune is quite a victory of itself. Well done."
By the time the chalk was done writing, the headmistress had returned to her usual spot in front of the class. "Now that we have the first step complete, I now want to have a brief class discussion with you all. Now that we know the individual runes," she explained. "I now want you to focus on just one of the bind runes you analyzed. What do you think is the purpose behind the bind rune as a whole? Or, in other words, place yourself in the shoes of the person who made the bind on that specific object and share why those specific runes were bound together or what the intent is for the bind rune."
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We are now moving on to the final question of the lesson (mini-activity to follow). For this question, Regina wants your character to share what they think the purpose of the bind rune is. To do this, they will need to look over their notes and mush the meanings of the individual runes together. If possible, try to incorporate the object itself in their answer. (Example: If Laguz, Algiz, and Raidho made up a bind rune on part of a ship, I could say that the purpose of the bind rune is to provide protection from the mysteries of the sea throughout the journey being made.)
There are a multitude of answers that can be given, so feel free to think outside of the box. It is alright if your character wants to piggyback off of someone, but please make sure they explain why they agree/disagree or have something else to add on.
The lesson will continue in roughly 24-30 hours. Have fun!
Well done. Quinn breathed a slightly shocked breath of relief. She had been sure she was going to be off on some, and a small well of pride blossomed in her chest.
But now came the harder part. Figuring out the reason and purpose of the bindrunes. She pulled her parchment closer and took a long few minutes looking over both. The Penannular brooch was wealth, or power or coming into it soon, along a journey or career with wisdom or a mentor guiding them.
Or maybe it was for the mentor to become wealthy? Or maybe the creator was just a big fan of the Hobbit. Journey, treasure and Gandalf as a mentor?
There just seemed to be too many possibilities for the brooch. Quinn turned instead to the Arm Ring instead. That seemed like it'd be easier. It was an arm ring with a rune for strength, and the arm being the strength of a fighter. So physical strength, and the others were protection both offensive and defensive and the safety and security of home and family.
"Professor? Could the arm ring be to have the physical strength to protect one's home and family?"
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Max gave the Headmistress his full attention, chuffed to bits that he'd actually managed to suss out the correct runes. This part of the lesson was more his cup of tea though. At least this gave him the opportunity to stretch his imagination a little bit.
The Slytherin flicked through the textbook to check and double check the meanings behind Eihwaz and Hagalaz - the bind runes that had been on the gold pendant.
"Well...... I reckon this stuff belonged to viking pirates." Maxton said excitedly, raising his arm in the air. "The textbook says that Eihwaz means yew and that yew trees are linked to immortality and were used to make bow and arrows...." Basically a lot of awesome stuff.
"And Hagalaz' magical uses says it removes unwanted influences...?" He triple checked the textbook as he spoke and then looked back up with a grin. "So if this pendant was worn by a viking pirate I wouldn't wanna mess with them. They'd be like a super pirate warrior with super awesome battle strength to take out any enemies or bad guys."
...... and that was probably the most he'd ever spoken in class.
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As opposed to the single axel or normal bind runes he supposed. Septimus was doing his best to follow along with the lesson but it wasn’t the easiest. As for the curious object found in the lake, yeah he remembered that even if he hadn’t been part of the wandering students who made the actual discovery. The second year had found the matter a mix of interesting and something to be cautious about. His mum certainly warned him enough about odd occurrences and weird items at Hogwarts during her time.
Not that his interested couldn’t be piqued. They were going to get to examine them before the professionals would…cool! Septimus got up from his seat as directed so he could get a better look at each of the five objects and the runes that were revealed. He himself got to look at the two brooches when he got his chance to be up close and personal before the fifteen minutes allotted to them for such observances.
The first brooch seemed to have an A, Y and L. Or was that a couple of X’s. NAUTHIZ would be an option if the latter was right. So a bind rune that had to do with need…possibly. The second had a raidho unless he was mistaken, although it was backwards so it could be wrong. There were also a mess of flag-like additions on the other side that he had struggled to identify from the options. Since raidho meant journey, he supposed that it was a rune for a safe passage on whatever travels the wearer was going on.
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Then the headmistress was moving them on, the five various bind runes and their meanings scralled on the chalkboard. He had been completely off with the first brooch but had been right with the raidho in the second. FEHU! He should have caught that. Oh well. Septimus copied the corrections into his notes as he listened to the professor and her question. Now that he knew the other runes on the second brooch with the raidho, he chose that one to delve deeper on.
Journey for raidho
Leadership guidance for ansuz
Wealth for fehu
“The runes on the penannular brooch were likely used to insure that the wearer had enlightenment to lead a successful journey.” At least that was what most came to mind as he sought the right words.
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Ronan quickly copied down the correct runes, as well as the runes on those objects he hadn't looked at and sat analyzing them for a moment. He did agree that the objects were Viking in origin, but they were pretty much known for raiding and pillaging villages, so the phase 'Viking pirates was pretty much a redundancy, but he didn't say so, since he'd been chided for 'talking down' to others while doing that recently thanks Professor Kennedy. "Considering that these objects seem to be of Viking origin and the runes used, I think that the arm ring was made to help the wearer be successful in a raid." Though, only Merlin knew why a Viking would need said help. Weren't they supposedly pretty intimidating on their own?
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Then there was Emmalyn, and the current sight of the girl could easily have broken Regina's heart in two. The note that had been added, as well as the blank stare, was enough to let the headmistress know that the Hufflepuff was overwhelmed. She briefly placed a consoling hand on her shoulder and whispered, "Don't worry, Miss Walsh. You gave it your best effort. That is all I ask for." There was room to make mistakes in Ancient Runes, and it was important to recognize those mistakes and learn from them.
She ever so slightly smiled at the Headmistress's kind words. She really had tried her hardest and she knew she should be proud of her effort. More studying would be in store, but for the time being, she was ready to refocus on the lesson.
Her attention was pulled to the board as the correct bind runes appeared. They were working together and there was a reason for the runes chosen. After checking her notes, she decided to go with the hinge strap to try and figure out why the two were chosen.
She slowly raised her hand “Headmistress, I believe that Isa was used with Thurisaz because Isa stops a process, like the strap from being opened, and Thurisaz stands for harsh outside forces and clearing out a bad situation. So, both together would not only help keep the strap closed, they would be able to fight against someone or something trying to forcefully remove it.”
Eyes wide with surprise by her own words, Emmalyn wondered if that could possibly be a correct guess. It sounded like a fairly reasonable answer to her and at least she now knew the correct bind runes for the object.
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The assurance that she’d identified the runes on the two objects she’d actually gotten around to identifying had lightened Stasya’s mood exponentially, considering she hadn’t been sure about them at all. Runes was still a subject she had to work at, after all, even if outwardly it was one of her better subjects. Plus, the whole topic of the lesson being Vikings and the lake treasure had piqued her curiosity. She was still tempted to write to her uncle, or maybe her aunts to see if they had any better information they could provide her, along with to find out if they’d heard about it. Obviously, if the professors had contacted people, the media probably knew about it too, but she didn’t know if her mama’s family read the Prophet. It would be interesting to find out. That and she wondered if Professor Baldvinsson was part of the investigative party.
However, none of that really fit with the lesson, even if she was tempted to ask the headmistress anyway. She could always do that after the lesson, after all. Instead, she focused on writing down the runes for the other three objects once they’d been listed on the blackboard, and she listened to the few responses that had been given before raising her hand. “I agree with Septimus about the penannular brooch, sort of. But Raidho doesn’t always have to mean a literal journey, right? So maybe the rune just represents that the wearer having the ability, like power and creativity, that leads to authority. Maybe whoever owned it was very successful. Also, does the fact it’s reversed have any effect on the power behind the rune?”
She still thought the penannular brooch looked like a frog face though.
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Daehyun glanced at his notes and frowned. Both that he'd analyzed seemed like they were meant to keep others away from the objects, but he couldn't tell for sure. As others offered answers to the headmistress' questions, he flipped some more through the pages of his textbook to see if he could figure anything out.
... he still thought the gold pendant would destroy itself upon seeing the meanings of the runes once again, but headmistress Hawthorne would likely think he was mad if he voiced that thought, since she'd already assured them the items were safe enough to be kept in the castle for them to look at. So he decided to remain quiet and focus on taking notes.
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Kye was always nervous when approached in class by the Headmistress. Not because of her tendency to intimidate, which was actually part of why Kye admired her, but because she wasn’t the best at runes. She had been studying over the summer just to feel like she had caught up! Hearing Headmistress Hawthorne give feedback though, encouraged Kye more than one would think. Yes, she was struggling a little with the brooch but for one, it sounded as though she was not the only one, and for two, she had gotten the other runes correct! That deserved its own celebration really. She took another look at the brooch’s bind rune and tried to eye it differently. She sketched it out and covered up pieces to see if she could see the different runes a bit easier that way. Gebo was a given, so she stopped looking at that part and focused more on the left half. Okay, well if it wasn’t Ansuz, then it must be… oh! She jotted down on her parchment. As she looked for the third rune within, she wondered if perhaps it was Hagalaz? She wrote her guess down, tentatively. Sooner than she knew, the five minutes were up and Kye could hear the scratching on the chalkboard. Looking up, she realized she was about to find out the answer for the brooch…….. Well, she had been wrong again with Hagalaz… but at least the rest of it was correct! Honestly, that was a big win in Kye’s book!
SPOILER!!: Notes
Brooch: (Looks most similar to) Ansuz: Meaning Odin, usually shows an authority figure in someone’s life,
Gebo (or Naupiz?): Gift. Union. To find or strengthen a relationship, fertility, good luck. Sowulo:
Wunjo: Joy. Success and achievement. For success in any endeavor, to complete a task.
Mannaz: Mankind. To represent a specific person or group of, to establish social relationships.
Arm Ring:
Othala: Homeland. For acquiring
Algiz: Every possible kind of protection.
Uruz: Aurochs, representing raw physical power, typically masculine. It can refer to the overuse of powers, or trying to use one’s power against them. It can be used to strengthen one’s will and increase energy.
Eihwaz:Yew. Necessary change. To ease a life transition.
Kye finished writing her notes and compared it again to what the Headmistress had written. At the question, Kye studied her notes, trying to figure out any solid connections.
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Hearing her name, Maddie glanced up to see the professor standing over her parchment. The Hufflepuff wasn't too confident about her work, but she was proud of how far she'd made it. "Hmm," she replied, slightly disappointed in herself. It would have been awesome to have been three for three on that one. "I'll mark that out then. Thanks, Headmistress!" When the answers were revealed, Maddie marked out her mistakes and put little smiley faces next to the parts she'd gotten right.
The next question was pretty easy, seeing as she had already worked that out just a little bit already. She focused her attention on the pendant. "Well, Hagalz means letting go of the past," she said, raising her hand, "and Eihwaz means a major or necessary life change. So maybe the pendant was worn when someone was moving away or changing something about their lives and going in a completely different direction."
Hinge Strap:
- Thurisaz: reactive force or conflict
- Isa: standstill; turn around and wait
- Meaning: I think it means that whoever used this maybe used it in times of war or struggle. Maybe it was when they wanted to stop or slow down to rethink what they were doing. - Note: It could be Isa and Kenaz. Not sure.
Pendant:
- Hagalaz: letting go of the past - Ansuz: positive authority figure in a person's life
- Eihwaz: a major or necessary life change
- Meaning: I think it means that someone in your life is trying to guide you in a new and rewarding direction. Whoever wore this pendant had to make a major change in their lives, and it likely turned out very positive for them.
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