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 first rune of this chapter is Sigel, it means victory and is a symbol of this. It can also represent an attacking force, positive strength and the power of the sun. In spiritual sense it means the victory of light over darkness and goodness over evil. The symbol of Sigel was abused during ww2 by the nazi's by the way. If Sigel is shown upside down it means that you cannot win whatever battle you are heading into, being it for real or just metaphorical. For Sigel I have chosen...Eowyn!
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The sound of the battle was deafening, filling her heart with sheer terror, with a cold sense of utter dread. This was not what she had imagined, not at all. She had believed that she was ready but she wasn't, not really. There were orcs scurrying around, corpses covered the ground and she felt as though all hope was lost. Her uncle was dead and now the captain of the nazgul was heading towards her and the fallen king.
She let her instincts take over, blocked out the fear and the doubt, the sounds of the battle. She rushed forth, bringing her blade down with all of her might and the winged beast fell to the ground, she could hardly believe what she did see. She had done it, killed the beast. But now it's master was approaching her with his giant maze and new dread did form within her heart. How could she hope to defeat something like that?
Her agility saved her at first, she managed to dodge every blow, every attack but her luck did run out. A well placed hit crushed her shield and she knew from the splintering pain that her arm was broken. Despair fell upon her, threatening to devour her light and her will, she gasped and staggered back and she heard his voice, his hissing hollow voice speaking words that were mocking her, breaking her.
Then she saw him, that small brave hobbit, saw him crawl forth and plunge his blade into the wraith and she felt a surge of intense feelings rush through her body. She was not going to give up, she would never bow to such vile creatures. She ripped her helmet off, showed him who she was, a shieldmaiden and not a man as he had believed before she plunged her sword into that black emptiness that should have been a face. There was a shriek and the creature seemed to crumble, to implode. The pain in her arm was unbearable and she felt as though she had touched something unbelievably cold. She managed to get away from the remains of the wraith, collapsed onto the ground and knew that her injuries were serious. But she felt how a deep pride too rested within her heart, she had done the impossible and come what may, she was victorious and had beaten an enemy almost as terrible as the dark lord himself. As light vanished from her eyes she just knew that they would win.
The next rune is Wyn, it is related to the English word win, it means reward, joy, goodness, contentment, peaceful gain and harmony with life. Spiritually speaking it means ecstatic joy over the closeness of the gods. It can also represent a close cooperation with shared joy. If Wyn is upside down it means that you are unable to achieve your goals unless you take a step back and try to see the situation from a new angle. It can also mean that you are unable to compromise and this will affect your surroundings in a negative way. For Wyn I have chosen Frodo and Bilbo and the fact that they were allowed to enter the undying lands.
