Hagalaz Rune Meaning

Hagalaz upright

Hagalaz is rune number 9 of the Elder Futhark and belongs to Heimdall's aett. It stands for the sound “h”.

Hagalaz is hail: sudden disruption from outside. It clears the ground for something new.

Hagalaz merkstave (reversed)

Hagalaz looks the same upside down, so it has no merkstave position. Its meaning is the same however it lands.

How to read Hagalaz

Read Hagalaz together with the question you asked and the runes beside it. In a three-rune cast, the left rune shows the past, the middle the present and the right the future. Let the keywords guide you, but trust your own sense of what they mean for you.