Revival of the Runes

The Modern Rediscovery and Reinvention of the Germanic Runes

In this exploration of the history of the runes from 1500 CE to the present day, Stephen Edred Fowers examines the five periods of runic revival: the Renaissance, The Enlightenment, The Romantic period, the early 20th century, and the late 20th century. For each period, he discusses both the scholarly studies and those focused on the esoteric mysteries of the runes - and how these two brances of study were at first intertwined yet diverged in later revivals.