Runic Hoodie - Black

The Runic Hoodie in Black is a regular fit men's hoodie featuring "Horns of Odin" embroidered across the chest in Younger Futhark (the writing style of the Vikings). This premium hoodie is made using the highest quality organic fibres (80% Organic Cotton / 20% Recycled Polyester), and sports a herringbone neck tape with colour-matched draw cords. This mid-weight hoodie is incredibly soft, comfortable and perfect for layering on those colder evenings. 

What are "Younger Futhark" Runes?

The chances are you've probably heard of Runes and know that they were the writing system for Viking Age Scandinavians. However, did you know there are actually two different rune sets (there are actually more, but for this specific time period and location let's go with two); the Elder Futhark and the Younger Futhark. Runes represent phonetic sounds and do not directly transliterate to English.

The Elder Futhark is comprised of 24 symbols (or Runes) which were used as a writing system across Europe (primarily North Europe) between the 2nd and 8th Centuries. These runes are found carved on everything from jewellery to plateware and weapons to Runestones. At the end of the 8th Century in Scandinavia, the 24 runic alphabet began to be simplified, eventually being condensed down to just 16 runic symbols (Anglo-Saxons actually extended the set from 24 to 28 giving rise the the Anglo-Saxon rune set).

The condensed 16 symbols became known at the Younger Futhark and were used across Scandinavia (mainly) between the 9th and 12th Centuries, after a transitional period throughout the 7th and 8th Centuries.

The keen historians among you will know that the "text book" date for the start of the Viking Age is 793 AD with the invasion of Lindisfarne. This fell right into that transitional period between the two rune sets. So, to complicate an already complex topic, we see both rune sets used in the early Viking Age. There also wasn't a standardised teaching system, which leads to quite large differences in spellings and rune usage depending on geographic location and time period. 

We tend to favour the Younger Futhark as it was the primary set used throughout the Viking Age.  

Fit

• Medium fit
• Dan is 5'10" and wears an XL

Features

• 80% Organic cotton / 20% Recycled polyester
• High quality embroidery 
• Mid-weight
• Younger Futhark
• Soft and comfortable
• 280 GSM

Size Chart

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