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Ehwaz
- Literal meaning
- horse
- Associated concepts
- trust · progress · partnership
- Ætt
- Týr's ætt
Ehwaz is the horse, and specifically the bond between horse and rider: mutual trust, coordinated movement. The Anglo-Saxon rune poem calls it the joy of nobles before warriors, an animal that moves with whoever rides it, not against them. It stands for a partnership that advances faster than either side alone.