Scholarly Works

• Baushcatz, Paul, The Well and the Tree, University of Massachuetts Press; Amherst

A very good book on how the creators of the runes viewed time and events (what call Wyrd), and a must read for any rune reader. Without the knowledge in this   book, reliable readings are probably impossible.
 

• Elliot, R.W.V. Runes, Manchester University Press, Manchester, England

Elliot is one of the all time greats in scholarly rune work. A little skeptical about magic of the runes, he still gives a good historical perspective.
 

• Flowers, Stephen Galdrabok : An Icelandic Grimoire, Samuel Weiser, York  Beach,  Maine

Flowers is better known as Edred Thorsson, but do not let this fool you. His interpretations in his scholarly works are more on the mark, and perhaps even more useful to the modern rune user than his esoteric.
 

• Page, R.I. An Introduction to English Runes, Methuen and Co., London

The book on the Anglo-Frisian fothorc. Page is the expert on the use of runes inEngland. He is fairly open to the ideas that the ancients used runes in ritual, and provides very good iterpreations on the meanings of the runes.
 

Esoteric Works

(note: I know these folks personally and can therefore recommend their works as reliable runic sources)

• Aswynn, Freya Northern Mysteries and Magic, Llewellyn, St. Paul, MN

• Gundarsson, KveldulfR, Teutonic Magic, Llewelyn, St. Paul, MN

• Thorsson, Edred, At the Well of Wyrd: A Handbook of Runic Divination, Runa- Raven, Austin, TX

If one were allowed only one book on runic divination this should be it. Unlike Edred's other books which stray from ancient interpretations, this book is fairly accurate.

• Thorsson, Edred, Futhark: A Handbook of Rune Magic, Runa-Raven, Austin, TX

Edred's first book on rune work. This book is dedicated to rune magic an not divination. It is too far in my opinion into High Ritual Magic to be of much use, but his interpretations are interesting.

• Thorsson, Edred, Runlore, Runa Raven, Austin, TX

Again, much of this book is like Edred's other too far into High Ritual Magic and theory. Nonetheless, the history is accurate, and his presentation of the soul structure and Wyrd quite useful.

Esoteric Rune Pages

Rune Net
http://www.mackaos.com.au/Gild.html

There is not much here for those outside the Gild, but if you want to join.

Rune Gild USA
http://www.geocities.com/runegildusa/ /
The same is true here as with the other Gild site.

Runic Journey
http://www.tarahill.com/runes/

Tara has some very good interpretations of the runes as well as a reliable knowledge of their history. Unfortunately, this is marred by Tara's failure to understand Wyrd... and giving the "future" rune interpretations as "inevitable fate." The third rune is always "that which should be, but may not come to pass."

Sunny's Rune Index Page
http://members.aol.com/cbsunny/

CB Sunny knows a lot about the runes and has a very good site. While not Asatru (or even pagan that I know of), she links to other reliable sites, and has very good commentary of her own!

Wednesbury Rune Pages
http://runes.englatheod.org

A site that revolves around the Old English Rune Poem and drawing on the works of scholars like Elliot and Page, instead of other esoteric works. This gives a very refreshing and real feel to its interpretations.

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