A bind rune is a ligature of two or more runes. They are extremely rare in Viking Age inscription, but are common in pre-Viking Age (Proto-Norse) and in post-Viking Age (medieval) inscriptions.

Examples

Elder futhark

• Stacked Tiwaz runes: Kylver Stone, Seeland-II-C
• Gebô runes combined with vowels: Kragehul I

Anglo-Saxon Futhorc

• Futhorc Ior is a bind rune of Gyfu and Is

Modern use

• The Bluetooth logo merges the runes analogous to the modern Latin alphabet letters h and b; (Hagall) and (Berkanan) together, forming a bind rune.

Gallery

See also

• Cipher runes

References