Icelandic Runes, A Brief History
by Teresa Dröfn Freysdóttir Njarðvík
This is by far my favorite little book about Runes out of all I have in my library. I learned about this little lesser known treasure a couple of years ago during a conversation I was having with a dear Völva friend of mine and mentor who lives in Iceland. Turns out a friend of hers is the Author of this little gem. The book is exactly as the title describes. It starts with an introduction to the Elder Futhark and then carries on with other variations of the Runes including the unique Icelandic Runes. Then proceeds into their use, history and the use of Runes in more modern times. It is a book I highly recommend for your library.
To order your copy unless you can read Icelandic you will need to translate the webpage as there is only one source in Iceland to order a copy from.
https://www.penninn.is/is/book/icelandic-runes-brief-history
Article regarding the book from Icelandic Times
I bought this book myself, after you mentioned it … was it last year? I think so.
A good and informative read, and a book that has its place in the Norse section of my library.
I always have it next to me desk.