About twenty four little stories taken from the Works of Tolkien, each Connected to a rune from the old Nordic culture. There are plenty of characters fitting the tales of the runes.
The runes this time are the runes with the common theme of positive rewarding things. The first I have chosen is the rune named daeg, it means daytime quite literally and represents light and life and sunlight in the meaning of a new awakening/dawn. It also represent the strength of the sun, the divine light, the pinnacle of the natural cycle of light and darkness. It does also mean growth and development and sometimes it can also mean that a fundamental change is close. If it is shown upside down it means that all this is being hindered, darkness prevails, one is unable to see the light at the end of the tunnel so to speak. The thing I chose to write about here is....the first sunrise! It is very fitting.
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They noticed it rather suddenly, a faint glow at the horizon, something that had not been there before. It was in the east and many got worried, was this some new deviltry invented by the dark one? Were the forests on fire? Was an army of dragons on the move?
They didn't know what to do, should they seek refuge within the city? Could their queen protect them? The light got stronger, stretched across the skies in steady progress and threw wonderful colors over the forests and peaks. It was beautiful, surely nothing this lovely could be the doing of the evil one? Many came out to see, countless eyes were watching as the vibrant colors spread across the heavens and blotted out the light from the stars. Some were afraid, would the stars be gone? Would they lose this light they had lived with since the very awakening? Many stared down at the ground, the light too strong for their eyes, light sensitive as they were.
Then a ball of glowing light appeared and the elves were stunned, they suddenly saw their world in a whole new way, with colors more vibrant than ever before and the light was so warm, and so gentle. Surely this was the work of the valar and Eru and they rejoiced because the days of darkness were over. Some feared that this bright light would be too much but the queen and the king ensured them that the valar surely had thought of that.
They stayed outdoors, watched the light wandering across the skies, a huge glowing disk of pure light and in the forests and fortresses dark creatures cowered in fear of this shiny new beacon, so much brighter than anything they had ever seen. It was a new beginning, a change that would signal a new start, and a new awakening. Things would forever change.
The second rune in this chapter is named Eoh, it means yew and represents death and rebirth, the forever green of the forests. Eoh also means reincarnation, the gate to rebirth and it tells that there should be no fear. There is no end, it continues forever and Eoh can give endurance and determination to stand up against dark influences. It holds a lot of protective magic and the yew was said to have magical properties. Since it represents rebirth I of course chose Glorfindel for this.
