Rune (disambiguation)

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Rune, from Proto-Norse runa "secret", can refer to:

• A letter from one of the Runic alphabets, formerly used to write Germanic languages (see also Runology)
  • A runestone
  • Rune (given name) , a Scandinavian given name
• A letter from the Orkhon script or the Old Hungarian script, also called "runiform"

In popular culture

• Rune (computer game), by Human Head Studios from 2000
• Rune Caster, a Dreamcast role-playing game from Japan
• Rune (film), by RUNE, LLC / ISIS Productions from 2006
• Rune RK, a record producer and DJ from Denmark
• Rune (comics), a comicbook villain
• A version of Honda Goldwing motorcycles
• In the movieJungle Emperor Leo, the son of Leo's (Kimba the White Lion grown up)
• Led Zeppelin IV is sometimes called "Runes"
• In the game World of Warcraft, a reagent for casting teleport or portal spells
• In the game RuneScape, either a rare metal or a small stone used for casting spells
• An item in Diablo II: Lord of Destruction
• A term used for magics in Suikoden series
• RUNE Magazine, the Journal of Arts & Letters at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology
• In the Harry Potter books, an ancient manuscript concerning magic