Othala Rune Meaning
ᛟ · sound "o" · Tyr's ætt · name means ancestral land, inheritance
home, heritage, belonging, what lasts
Upright meaning
Othala is home and inheritance: the place, family, traditions and values that are yours to keep and pass on. It invites you to think about what you have received, what you want to keep, and what you would like to leave for others.
Reversed (merkstave)
Reversed, Othala can mirror feeling cut off from your roots, or weighed down by what you inherited. Ask which parts of your heritage you want to carry forward and which you are free to set down.
Lore
The name means inherited land, the family homestead held over generations. Only the Anglo-Saxon poem covers it, as ēþel, describing a home as dear to anyone who can live there as is right and in plenty. In readings it often stands for what a family builds up over time, from land and customs to the stories it tells.