UKKO Sharpening/Pendent Rune

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RUNE STONE PENDENTS

Mined by hand by 'The Stoneman' as he is known,  in rural Finland from his own quarry.  In ancient times it was believed that the Finnish God UKKO made the quarry and this stone carries that name.

The stone is the highest quality Phyllite and measuring approximate 1 3/4 inches   (Please note that these are hand made and there is a variety in size and design, as the picture's show)

Rune, the Old Norse alphabet were carved into stones by Germanic people from the 1st and 2nd century AD. 

It hangs from a leather cord and is intended to be removed and used to sharpen knives.

Viking used stones just like these!  They have been found at burial sites and first thought to be just decorative pendants but later found to a useful tool to always have at hand.

MADE IN FINLAND

Runes would have more then one meaning, not just a letter in the alphabet. Here are some rough translations:

R (center) The letter R and to indicate a traveler or a journey and progress.

The far left is the letter A and also has the meaning of chieftain or Odin.

Top left is the letter L and has meaning Water/energy/life

Top middle letter El meaning Yew Tree, endurance and strength, perseverance and patience

Top right H - Stone, disruption, storms, wrath of nature.

Bottom left letter M - knowledge, humanity, the self.

Bottom right letter I - Ice, to be still, concentration

And the last one, an arrow looking symbol = letter T meaning Tyr, sky god, warrior, logical thought, balance and victory.