Freya's Aett · Rune 2
Uruz
“Aurochs, Primal Strength” · sound: U
Keywords
strength · vitality · endurance · primal power · aurochs · health
What Uruz means
Uruz embodies the raw, untamed strength of the aurochs, the wild ox of ancient Europe. This rune speaks to primal vitality, physical health, and the formative forces of nature. In Heathen practice, Uruz represents the power of manifestation and the courage to face life's challenges with the ferocity and endurance of the aurochs. It is a rune of endings that lead to new beginnings, the necessary destruction that clears the way for new growth. Drawing Uruz calls upon the deep reserves of strength within.
Uruz in the historical rune poems
Three medieval poems preserve the meanings of the runes — the oldest testimony we have.
The aurochs is proud and has great horns; it is a very savage beast and fights with its horns; a great ranger of the moors, it is a creature of mettle.
Dross comes from bad iron; the reindeer often races over the frozen snow.
Drizzle is the weeping of clouds, and ruin of the hay-harvest, and abomination of the shepherd.
Correspondences
Deities
Thor
Element
earth
Color
dark green