Runes & Symbolism Course
This course offers a practical introduction to runes and symbolism, covering runic alphabets, dating methods, inscription materials, and skills in copying, transliterating, and translating epigraphy. Participants work with original sources, museum catalogs, and digital tools to produce exhibition texts and compare runes with other symbol systems, addressing ethics, ideology, and cultural exchanges.

from 4 to 360h flexible workload
valid certificate in your country
What will I learn?
The Runes and Symbolism Course provides a short, hands-on introduction to runic alphabets, ways to date them, and materials for inscriptions, before going into skills for copying, transliterating, and translating epigraphy. You will work with original sources, museum lists, and digital tools, create clear texts for exhibitions, and compare runes with nearby symbol systems to handle ethics, ideology, and cultural exchanges with confidence.
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Develop skills
- Curate runic artefacts: choose, place in context, and balance objects for displays.
- Read and transcribe runes: capture signs, damage, and variations with epigraphic care.
- Translate runic texts: use word tools and grammar on broken inscriptions.
- Analyse runes in society: follow religious, legal, magical, and economic roles.
- Compare symbol systems: spot cross-cultural designs, borrowings, and beliefs.
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