Uruz Rune Meaning: The Wild Ox of Strength
Draw one of the 24 Elder Futhark runes as your rune of the day, with its glyph, name and meaning.
Uruz
The wild ox: raw strength, health and untamed vitality — you have more force available than you think.
Uruz is the aurochs — the huge wild ox that once roamed Europe's forests and vanished only in the 17th century. Hunting one was a coming-of-age trial, so the rune carries the memory of strength that must be met and mastered rather than tamed from a distance.
It stands second in the Elder Futhark, right after Fehu in Freyr's aett: where Fehu is the wealth you own, Uruz is the power you are. In a daily draw it usually points to health, stamina and willpower — the raw capacity behind your plans.
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