Runes & Symbolism Course
This course offers an engaging exploration of ancient runic scripts and their symbolic significance, equipping learners with practical skills in epigraphy, translation, and cultural analysis to understand and interpret these historical artifacts.

flexible workload of 4 to 360h
valid certificate in your country
What will I learn?
The Runes and Symbolism Course provides a concise, hands-on introduction to runic scripts, dating techniques, and inscription materials, followed by epigraphic abilities for transcription, transliteration, and translation. You will engage with original sources, museum records, and digital resources, create straightforward exhibition labels, and contrast runes with adjacent symbol traditions to tackle ethics, ideology, and cultural exchanges with assurance.
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Develop skills
- Curate runic artefacts: choose, contextualise, and arrange objects for displays.
- Read and transcribe runes: record symbols, wear, and variations with epigraphic precision.
- Translate runic texts: use lexical aids and grammar for incomplete inscriptions.
- Analyse runes in society: follow religious, legal, magical, and economic roles.
- Compare symbol systems: spot cross-cultural patterns, influences, and ideologies.
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