====== Berkana ======

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---- dataentry runes ----
names: Berkana, Berkanan, Beorc, Bjarkan, Bar, Baírkana, Bern, B
sound: "b"; "p", "v", "mb", "mp"
rune_runetags: ᛒ
unicode: 16D2
alpha: B
set_runetags: Elder Futhark, Younger Futhark, Alphabet
aett_runetags: Tyr and Ziza
symbol_runetags: birch tree, birch twig, birth, regeneration
color_runetags: white, blue
----
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From [[http://www.therunesite.com/elder-futhark-rune-meanings/|The Rune Site]](([[https://archive.ph/mOk2g|Webpage archive]])) on the Elder Futhark **Berkana**:

<blockquote>
Like the birch tree coming to life from a seed planted in the earth, Berkana represents a new beginning and is also a powerful birth rune.
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[[http://www.therunesite.com/younger-futhork-rune-meanings/|The Rune Site]](([[https://archive.ph/REYu5|Webpage archive]])) on the Younger Futhark **Bjarkan**:

<blockquote>
The birch twig represents rebirth and purification as does the rune Bjarkan. It is also a woman’s rune symbolizing gestation and birth.
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[[http://www.therunesite.com/gothic-runes-rune-meanings/|The Rune Site]](([[https://archive.ph/LHJvh|Webpage archive]])) on the Gothic **Baírkana**, **Bern**:

<blockquote>
This rune represents the power of woman, birth and regeneration. It also represents the birch tree (or twig) which is the favored wood used for runic divination because it is considered pure and absent of harmful influences.
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