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A vertical stave with a triangle on its right side.
Also known as: Thurs rune, Thorn rune, Th rune, Stave with a triangle
Thurisaz is the third rune of the elder futhark, transliterated th. Its name is glossed differently in different rune poems — thorn in the Anglo-Saxon, giant in the Icelandic and Norwegian — which is a genuine divergence in the medieval sources rather than a modern disagreement.
Denotes the third rune of the elder futhark, transliterated as th.
Contexts: History
Is glossed as thorn in the Anglo-Saxon rune poem and as giant or ogre in the Icelandic and Norwegian poems, a divergence within the medieval sources themselves.
Contexts: History
Gave rise to the letter thorn used in Old English and still used in Icelandic, so the rune's descendant remains in a living alphabet.
Contexts: History
A vertical stave with a triangular shape attached to its right side at mid-height, the triangle's point facing left towards the stave.
A fuller structured visual breakdown is not yet documented for this symbol.