Hagalaz (ᚺ) — Hail, Destructive Natural Force

Hagalaz (ᚺ), ninth rune overall and first of Heimdall's ætt, is the rune of hagall — hail, the cold grain that destroys crops yet melts into nourishing water. The Old Norwegian Rune Poem states: 'Hagall er kaldastr korna' — hail is the coldest of grains. As the opening stave of the second ætt, Hagalaz marks the threshold into the realm of elemental forces beyond human control — the Norns' domain, where wyrd is woven. Hagalaz has no merkstave (reversed form); its destruction cannot be averted, only endured and transformed.

Cross-Tradition Resonances