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Who wants to learn the runic alphabet!? Oh, and look at amazing Brian Froud artwork and learn some genuine kick-tail folklore?You too?
how could we not love this book?dear lovers of Elfland,... We've been reading tarot cards since we were eight years old and love everything having to do with Divination: cards, runes, pendulums, the whole works. And Brian Froud ... how can one not love his faery art? And Elfland, we love everything about elves and faeries that isn't totally corny. So how could we not love a book involving all three of our favorite things? If you love Froud's art, you'll love this book. If you are fascinated by t...
Froud's artwork is always second to none, but it's usually accompanied with more text than the paintings in this book. Or maybe it's because the whole thing is set up like a tarot card like thing and tarot is not something I take seriously at all.So buy it for the art, don't buy it for the text, because the text isn't that great, but the paintings are.
A brilliant interpretation of the Norse Rune alphabet, with each individual rune revealing a hidden charm and portal to a specific aspect of what artist Brian Froud and writer Ari Berk call "Elfland." Froud's intensely varied senses of the mystical are displayed well here, and are given excellent and moving interpretations by Ari Berk, a well-spoken and masterful storyteller in this day and age.
This is a Rune book with information about each symbol told in a little detailed Faery stories and poetry told by Ari Berk with beautiful illustrations from Brian Froud. It made for some really enjoyable reading.
Fun before bed read. Nice trip into the realm of faery. Enjoyed translating the rune riddles and phrases throughout the book when I was done reading.
This is one of the most magical books ever. My full, glowing review is posted on amazon.com (US and UK), Barnes & Noble, and a couple of other online booksellers.
Liked the art in it.
This book was captivating for me. This book came into my possession in a period of transition when I was in the midst of moving after having travelled half-way around the world. I was sitting in the strange house that would become our new home, surrounded by boxes and paraphernalia with movers milling through the house. In such a highly stimulated environment I needed a retreat and this book was it. I spent much of that morning curled up on the bare mattress of my sister's bed devouring and bein...
I guess I would buy anything that involved Froud and fairies. I was a little disconcerted by the intro from Professor Ari Berk, however (it's almost like he believes this stuff!). But his vignettes of each rune were really cool. I think I prefer Froud's earth-tone sketches of fairies and goblins more than some of his 80's paintings in this book, but overall, I enjoyed them.
Absolutely beautiful, here's hoping for some magical dreams tonight...
There are many doors and pathways to Faerie, even a window will do if you can open it wide enough to fit through. However this guide takes you by the hand and leads you willingly to a place where faeries exist, a place where they play, dance and dream. Anywhere you find nature, the wind, the sky, a puddle of water, you will find a story and a gateway into Faerie.The Runes Of Elfland are a set of twenty-four runes known collectively as the Elder Futhark. Each individual rune represents more then
As beautiful and enchanting as you'd expect from an artist who designed much of the cult film Labyrinth.
I love working with Runes and this book brought their meaning more alive with Brian's lovely artwork.
My favorite artist, Brian Froud does the artwork, need I say more.
I want to buy this book and keep it. The illustrations are unique and the text is magical. There is wisdom and mystery in each story.
This is a hard one to rate. Art and creativity wise, this is a five-star book. Honestly, I bought the book simply for the artworks. I just wish that, as a text, "the Runes of Elfleland" were categorized as fantasy rather than occult. Occult, as a designation, is often shelved next the religion section of bookstores, and implies some level of reality. For the most part, this book seems like an attempt to flesh out a fantasy book's magic system, rather than really explain extant runic history and
This is a wonderful presentation of the runes. Each rune is given one full page illustration, two to three smaller illustrations, a one to two page fairy tale about the rune, and a half page or so of explanation of the rune's interpretation. My only real complaint is that some of the interpretations don't entirely match with my favored Futhark handbook. But, there is room for debate when it comes to the meaning, so it's a question of artistic license, not accuracy. I wish I'd found this a few ye...
I picked this up because I knew of the artist and figured it was a fairy tale something like labyrinth. Boy was I surprised and delighted when this book was an explanation on the meaning of the Norse runes and to,d in such a wonderful way! A must have for anyone interested in runes!
Magical.
