|
Inguz is the rune of just and successful leadership as well as life's achievements. Whether it was a god or a hero that sat upon the throne of the ancient Danes the result was the same. There was a hero king under whose rule the country flourished. This theme occurs often in early Germanic lore and this verse seems to mirror that cycle of events with a king named Ing. It usually goes that stranger, often a child, appears by boat, becomes king under whose reign the land is fruitful and people are prosperous, then upon his death the king is packed into a funeral boat and sent across the sea. So this rune represents not only his leadership abilities but also signifies his life's work as it comes full cycle.
|