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

from 4 to 360h flexible workload
valid certificate in your country
What will I learn?
The Runes & Symbolism Course provides a concise, hands-on intro to runic alphabets, dating techniques, and inscription materials, then advances to epigraphic skills for transcription, transliteration, and translation. You'll engage with primary sources, museum catalogs, and digital tools, craft clear exhibition texts, and compare runes with nearby symbol systems to tackle ethics, ideology, and cultural exchanges confidently.
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Develop skills
- Curate runic artifacts: select, contextualize, and balance objects for exhibits.
- Read and transcribe runes: capture signs, damage, and variants with epigraphic rigor.
- Translate runic texts: apply lexical tools and grammar to fragmentary inscriptions.
- Analyze runes in society: trace religious, legal, magical, and economic functions.
- Compare symbol systems: identify cross-cultural motifs, borrowings, and ideologies.
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