Wyrd Staves of the North

Nigel Pennick

England is traditionally divided into northern and southern halves. The River Humber is the dividing line. For many centuries, Northumbria was a kingdom in its own right. It is rich in legendary history, which tells us something about the interaction between humans living in the visible, material realm and their relationship with the otherworld. It is the Northern Tradition world-view which underlies is legends, and which is embedded in the Northumbrian runes. Nigel Pennick, author of 50 books, gives a detailed exposition of the 33 Northumbrian runes and puts them in their native landscape, a land peopled with eldritch beings.