The Elder Futhark is the oldest known runic alphabet — 24 characters used across Germanic-speaking Northern Europe from roughly 150 to 800 AD, split into three groups of eight called ættir. People carved it into weapons, bone, memorial stones, wherever they wanted words or luck to last.

This design carries the whole alphabet, start to finish, the way it would have looked to whoever cut it fifteen hundred years ago. It's printed on green stretch fabric with the runes picked out in gold, and it doesn't look out of place under a coat collar or over a face on a cold morning. The tube shape means no seam digging into your neck and no clasp to fight with when your hands are cold — you just pull it on.

Good for reenactors, for anyone studying the runes properly, or for someone who just wants a bit of that history close by without making a fuss about it.

Specifications

• Fabric: 95% polyester, 5% spandex, four-way stretch
• Colour: green with gold rune print
• Dimensions: approx. 50cm circumference x 50cm height, one size
• Care: machine wash cold on a gentle cycle, no bleach, hang to dry or tumble dry low, don't iron the print directly
• Design origin: Elder Futhark alphabet, in use c. 150-800 AD across Germanic Northern Europe
• Wear: bandana, neck gaiter, face covering, headband, wristband