books.google.com - Although many of us first encountered runes in J.R.R. Tolkien's Lord of the Rings, this sacred alphabet is by no means a fabrication for books or movies. Similar to Hebrew letters in the sense that each symbol contains a meaning that transcends its original function as a letter, the runes are practical,...http://books.google.com/books/about/Taking_Up_The_Runes.html?id=mnpJR1nciLYC&utm_source=gb-gplus-shareTaking Up The Runes
