rune
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The SS rune was designed for use by the Nazi units in 1929.
From BBC ● Apr. 1, 2024
So they replaced it with a Germanic “sun wheel” or a Sig rune.
From Salon ● Dec. 22, 2023
Based on sagas and some rune stones, details have emerged that the gods possessed many human traits and could behave like humans.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 8, 2023
The sonnenrad is an ancient European rune that, like the swastika, was appropriated by the Nazis to embody their ideal vision of an Aryan identity.
From New York Times ● May 16, 2022
Autolykos’ tall sons took up the wounded, working skillfully over the Prince Odysseus to bind his gash, and with a rune they stanched the dark flow of blood.
From "The Odyssey" by Homer
Vocabulary lists containing rune
Norse Mythology
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"The Witch Boy" by Molly Knox Ostertag
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The Cardboard Kingdom
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