The Younger Futhark (Futhorc) emerged around the 8th century C.E. in Scandinavia and is comprised of 16 runes. These runes were developed from the older 24 rune system we now call the Elder Futhark. Because of this reduction in symbols, some runes inevitably absorbed others in the process, making the system more cryptic. This also made reading and writing more complicated, as now some runes could supply a wider array of sounds. We see this for instance in the Tyr (ᛏ) rune, which indicates the “t” sound, now symbolizing the “d” sound as well, or in the Bjarkan (ᛒ) rune, which represents the “b” sound, now including the “p” sound as well. However, the rune with the most sounds is the Ur (ᚢ) rune, which includes over 5 different phonetic values such as U/W/V/Y/O.

This galdr track includes 16 repetitions of the Younger Futhorc, intended to help with meditation, memorization, and focus.

May it be of use to practitioners and anyone wanting to learn the runes.

Hailaz