The Blank Rune: 10 questions

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The Blank Rune: 10 Questions.

1)Why is the Blank rune called the Blank rune?(5)

2)What is another name given for the Blank Rune? (5)

3)What are the flower and gem properties of the blank rune? (5)

4)Name a quote in connection to the blank rune. Whether left in its original form or tongue or in English. (15)

5)Some people say that the Blank rune does not exist, why is this? (10)

6)In old English culture the blank rune is roughly translated as what? (10)

7)What concept can the blank rune commonly be confused with? (5)

8)When the Blank rune is used what may it indicate? (5)

9) When was the blank rune first used in Norse writings? (5)

10) What is your opinion on the blank rune? 300+ words (35)

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1)Why is the Blank rune called the Blank rune?(5)

The actual runestone is blank with no carving on it apart from an indent

2)What is another name given for the Blank Rune? (5)

Wyrd

3)What are the flower and gem properties of the blank rune? (5)

Purple iris and Opal

4)Name a quote in connection to the blank rune. Whether left in its original form or tongue or in English. (15)

"Gæð a wyrd swa hio scel!" "Fate goes ever as she shall!" - Beowulf, 725

5)Some people say that the Blank rune does not exist, why is this? (10)

dunno =/

6)In old English culture the blank rune is roughly translated as what? (10)

Fate

7)What concept can the blank rune commonly be confused with? (5)

War

8)When the Blank rune is used what may it indicate? (5)

Many things, such as adjectives like "Odd" or "wierd" although the original meaning was fate

9) When was the blank rune first used in Norse writings? (5)

725 AD, Beowulf

10) What is your opinion on the blank rune? 300+ words (35)

I'm intrigieud by the blank rune because of it's many misinterpretations, like how it was first used as an ancient German word, but then it was taken on by many other Nodic countries like iceland, Sweden and even Britain. I also like how there are so many different meanings for the orginal word like in Old English the meaning for it is Fate however in AncientNoric cultures the meaning of it was used to mean "Beyond Law" or even "Rebellion". Also it has an effect on me being English, as Wyrd caried on into modern English to mean "Wierd" or "Odd". On top of this, it can get mixed up in Norse Mythology to mean "war" which is a bad misinterpretation of the rune.

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