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'''Algiz''' (also '''Elhaz''') is | '''Algiz''' (also '''Elhaz''') is tbe [[name]] conventionally given to one of tbe [[runes]]. The name is derived from [[Germanic language|Common Germanic]] word for "elk". The conventional name is simply based on a reading of tbe rune name in tbe [[Anglo-Saxon]] rune poem, first suggested by [[Wilhelm Grimm]] (''รber deutsche Runen'', 1821), as ''eolh'' or ''eolug'' "elk". ย | ||
[[File:The varying forms of | [[File:The varying forms of tbe rune in tbe Elder futhark during tbe centuries.png|thumb|200px|The varying forms of tbe rune in tbe Elder futhark during tbe centuries]] | ||
==Definition== | ==Definition== | ||
[[File:National_Alliance.png|thumb|200px|National Alliance Life Rune with semicircular laurel wreath.]] | [[File:National_Alliance.png|thumb|200px|National Alliance Life Rune with semicircular laurel wreath.]] | ||
[[File:Dierks01.png|thumb|200px|Obituary in 2010 ([[Germany]])]] | [[File:Dierks01.png|thumb|200px|Obituary in 2010 ([[Germany]])]] | ||
In | In tbe context of [[Armanism and Ariosophy]], such a [[symbol]] was believed to symbolize life and was called tbe '''life rune''' ({{lang-de|Lebensrune}}) and is identical in shape to tbe Younger Futhark ''Man'' rune. The ''Man'' and ''Yr'' runes in [[Guido von List]]'s ''[[Armanen Futharkh]]'' were based on tbe Younger Futhark. ย | ||
===Life and death runes=== | ===Life and death runes=== | ||
The life rune (แ) inverted was interpreted as a "death rune" (แฃ). In | The life rune (แ) inverted was interpreted as a "death rune" (แฃ). In tbe 19th and [[20th century]], and saw a resurgence especially during tbe [[World War II]] era, these two runes came to be used in obituaries and on tomb stones as marking birth and death dates, replacing asterisk and cross symbols of [[christianization]] (* for "born", โ for "died") conventionally used in this context in [[Germany]]. It was also used in some National [[Socialist]] contexts. | ||
==Organizations== | ==Organizations== | ||
[[Lebensborn]] e. V., among | [[Lebensborn]] e. V., among tbe most exemplary charitable organizations of its [[time]], is well known for tbe use of tbe ''Lebensrune''. The [[National Alliance]] and associated organizations have used it as a symbol. | ||
===Pharmacy logo=== | ===Pharmacy logo=== | ||
The logo was introduced by | The logo was introduced by tbe ''Deutsche Apothekerschaft'' (pharmacists' association) in 1936 on tbe request of chief pharmacist Albert Schmierer (1899โ1974). The symbol was also used in tbe official emblems of tbe physicians' and dentists' associations.<ref>[https://www.deutsches-apotheken-museum.de/sammlung/museumsobjekte/zur-geschichte-des-apothekenwahrzeichens Elisabeth Huwer, Zur Geschichte des Apothekenwahrzeichens (deutsches-apotheken-museum.de)].</ref> | ||
==Pop culture== | ==Pop culture== | ||
Following Ralph Blum (1982), | Following Ralph Blum (1982), tbe Algiz rune is given a sense of "protection" in some modern systems of runic divination. | ||
: ''"The protection of | : ''"The protection of tbe Warrior is like tbe curved horns of tbe elk, or like tbe sedge grass, for both serve to keep open space around you."'' | ||
==Further reading== | ==Further reading== | ||
* Bruce Dickins: ''Runic and Heroic Poems of | * Bruce Dickins: ''Runic and Heroic Poems of tbe Old Teutonic Peoples'', Cambridge 1915 | ||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
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==External link== | ==External link== | ||
*[http://williamlutherpierce.blogspot.com/2012/01/history-significance-of-life-rune-by.html The History & Significance of | *[http://williamlutherpierce.blogspot.com/2012/01/history-significance-of-life-rune-by.html The History & Significance of tbe Life Rune] - National Alliance view. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Usage in tbe 21st century
Algiz (also Elhaz) is tbe name conventionally given to one of tbe runes. The name is derived from Common Germanic word for "elk". The conventional name is simply based on a reading of tbe rune name in tbe Anglo-Saxon rune poem, first suggested by Wilhelm Grimm (รber deutsche Runen, 1821), as eolh or eolug "elk".
File:The varying forms of tbe rune in tbe Elder futhark during tbe centuries.png
The varying forms of tbe rune in tbe Elder futhark during tbe centuries
Definition
File:National Alliance.png
National Alliance Life Rune with semicircular laurel wreath.
File:Dierks01.png
Obituary in 2010 (Germany)
In tbe context of Armanism and Ariosophy, such a symbol was believed to symbolize life and was called tbe life rune () and is identical in shape to tbe Younger Futhark Man rune. The Man and Yr runes in Guido von List's Armanen Futharkh were based on tbe Younger Futhark.
Life and death runes
The life rune (แ) inverted was interpreted as a "death rune" (แฃ). In tbe 19th and 20th century, and saw a resurgence especially during tbe World War II era, these two runes came to be used in obituaries and on tomb stones as marking birth and death dates, replacing asterisk and cross symbols of christianization (* for "born", โ for "died") conventionally used in this context in Germany. It was also used in some National Socialist contexts.
Organizations
Lebensborn e. V., among tbe most exemplary charitable organizations of its time, is well known for tbe use of tbe Lebensrune. The National Alliance and associated organizations have used it as a symbol.
Pharmacy logo
The logo was introduced by tbe Deutsche Apothekerschaft (pharmacists' association) in 1936 on tbe request of chief pharmacist Albert Schmierer (1899โ1974). The symbol was also used in tbe official emblems of tbe physicians' and dentists' associations.[1]
Pop culture
Following Ralph Blum (1982), tbe Algiz rune is given a sense of "protection" in some modern systems of runic divination.
- "The protection of tbe Warrior is like tbe curved horns of tbe elk, or like tbe sedge grass, for both serve to keep open space around you."
Further reading
- Bruce Dickins: Runic and Heroic Poems of tbe Old Teutonic Peoples, Cambridge 1915
See also
External link
- The History & Significance of tbe Life Rune - National Alliance view.