ᚱᚢᚾᛋᚴᚱᛅᚠ (Rúnskraf )
Love Written in Secret Runes (Old Norse)
Standard Definition:
A love that is hidden, sacred, and recorded in secret writings—words etched in stone, wood, and fate itself.
Poetic Meaning:
Some loves are not meant for the world to see, only for the hands that carve them and the hearts that understand them.
Storytelling Etymology:
Vikings carved messages of love and devotion into runestones and hidden wood carvings, believing that words held power when written in secret. A warrior might inscribe the name of his beloved on his sword, a lover might hide a rune beneath a doorframe—silent confessions known only to those who could read them.
Cultural Context & Symbolism:
Runes were seen as sacred, carrying magical power. To carve love into them was to bind it in fate, to ensure it endured beyond death. Many Norse inscriptions found today bear testament to love left behind—names of lost lovers, oaths of loyalty, and words never meant to fade.
Poem:
Your name upon my blade remains,
A whisper caught in wooden veins,
Through time and war, though none may see,
This rune still binds your heart to me.
Reflection:
Love is often loud, but sometimes, it is quiet—a name written in secret, a promise hidden in a place only two will know. Love does not always need to be spoken for it to last.
