Runes

[finwitch]

No: HPFGUIDX 122073


> charme:
> 
> I'm confused.  Runes are part of culture, and included much the 
same way 
> many of the other dynamics of the books are derived by JKR. I'm 
mean we have 
> creatures of Greek mythology, names and other assorted HP 
particulars which 
> are derived by a variety of other legends and cultures. Forgive me, 
but why 
> would runes be any different to the religious right, or to your way 
of 
> thinking, Geoff? Please understand I am not being coy or 
argumentative in 
> asking this, either.  I really don't know! :)

Finwitch:

Runes - well, to me, they're simply ancient letters used by Vikings 
and/or the Druids. The sort the can be more or less easily carved. 
You know, while the Romans (and christianity, mainly the catholics) 
was occupying England/Wales and even Ireland, Scotland had been 
subjected mainly to the Vikings (who travelled to America centuries 
before Columbus was born) and their own Druidism.

They're no more occult than any other non-Latin method of writing.
And Runes are easy to *carve*, whereas Chinese, Japanese or Ancient 
Egyptian was *painted* on a papyrus/paper, or a wall...

It's just that they're ANCIENT and UNKOWN that ticks people off.

Dunno... Cave-pictures painted/drawn on a (reindeer-) bone-drum or 
leather looks rather 'mystical', too, right? No one complains, as 
they're part of the Samí culture, and such a drum has been used by a 
true Shaman - (Nowadays it's all for tourists)...

Nah- if some priest complains about the 'occult', I'd say it's just 
some nasty propaganda to get rid of *competition*. Including all the 
stuff they say about Harry Potter, anything about things they know 
nothing about etc.


Finwitch