Fischbach, the Edda and the Runes In the section entitled “Runic-Lore of the Edda [Runenkunde der Edda ] ” in his 1900 booklet on the runes, Fischback says: The Runes indicate the Mystery/Secret of the Essence of all Things, they are (so to speak) Characters of the Soul-of-the-World [Weltseele ] “They stand on the Shield … Continue reading The Runatal or Odin’s Rune Poem