Berkano: The Rune of Birth and Becoming in the Elder Futhark

Among the runes of the Elder Futhark—the oldest runic alphabet used by Germanic peoples—we find a symbol of quiet but potent power: ᛒ, Berkano. Pronounced like the English letter “B”, Berkano stands for birch tree, and more deeply, for the essence of birth, growth, and renewal. Where other runes may roar with the sound of […]