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The Runes of Elfland
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The Runes of Elfland (2003) (edit title/settings)

by Brian Froud (Illustrator), Ari Berk (Author) (edit contributors)

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In 24 never-before-seen paintings, best-selling fantasy artist Brian Froud interprets the ancient and mystical runes of Celtic and European origin through Elfland, a world of faeries and myth. Each painting is inspired by a specific rune, richly symbolic and potent icons open to infinite... read more

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  • “This Rune encourages us to find the subtle roads on the land. These paths are aligned to larger patterns such as the road of the sun, the trackways of the dead, and the invisible lines existing between ancient places on the land: ruins, old churches, standing stones and circles, and faery hills most especially. These roads are only navigable by adjusting our perception. We must learn to be aware of the significance of such places, to be able to detect and travel the shining roads between them.”
    Ari Berk
  • “Begin walking. Journey with intention, as a pilgrim, but do not think too hard upon your destination or your return.”
    Ari Berk
  • “In Elfland, wealth is reckoned differently than it is among mortals. . . This Rune reminds us that some treasures are more valuable when they are left in the ground. . . The real gifts of Elfland are not found within the earth but in the heart, in song, dance, revelry, cleverness, fond memories of the past, and the love of the land for its own sake aside from hidden riches of its depths.”
    Ari Berk

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A single word can be a world and every letter a land.

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Foreword by Brian Froud
Preface
Introduction

The ABCs of the Runes of Elfland
Runes and the Language of Imagination
Origins—The Faery Alphabet of Branches
Runes as Faery Stories
Landscape and Storytelling
Doors and Boundaries of Elfland
"Telling" the Runes
Marginalia, Artifacts, and Inscriptions
How to Begin

The Paintings and Stories

A Rune of Beginnings
A Rune of Skill
A Rune of Protection
A Rune of Journeys
A Rune of Fortune
A Rune of Wealth
A Rune of Companionship
A Rune of Memory
A Rune of Prophecy
A Rune of Exchange
A Rune of Motion
A Rune of Inspiration
A Rune of Eloquence
A Rune of Thorn
A Rune of Joy
A Rune of Fate
A Rune of Arrival
A Rune of Sustenance
A Rune of Stewardship
A Rune of Domain
A Rune of Preservation
A Rune of Loss
A Rune of Years
A Rune of Emergence

Runic Alphabet

Authors & Contributors edit see section history

  1. Brian Froud (Illustrator)
  2. Ari Berk (Author)

First Edition edit see section history

Original Language: English
Publisher: Harry N. Abrams, Inc.
Country: United States
Publication Date: 2003
ISBN: 0810946122
Page Count: 112

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