Eight of Pentacles
The Eight of Shields depicts a young Viking erilaz carefully sealing a vegvísir into a shield while a practiced and skilled erilaz stands behind them, symbolizing focused practice and mentorship. The card emphasizes the process of applying yourself, honing talent, and diligently learning a craft through repeated effort. Upright meanings point to encouragement, diligence, and the development of skill, while reversed meanings warn of giving up too soon, laziness, and career frustrations. The bind rune reinforces guidance to persevere on your path.
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Card Title
EIGHT OF SHIELDS
Description
A young Viking erilaz holds a cloth in their hand. A look of concentration appears on their face. The youth's hair is short and red. They wear a tunic that seems to be oversized for their stature. They appear to be sealing the vegvísir in with some wax, so that it shines. The practiced and skilled erilaz stands behind them. This Viking is focused on galding the magic into a new shield. Six more shields hang on the wall in front of them. Some have been carved in single wood; others have two kinds of wood mixing in with each other. Two Runes appear in two different shields.
Upright
Apply yourself, hone your talent, learning the skill, encouragement, diligence.
Reversed
Give up too soon, laziness, slack off, career frustrations, not working correctly.
Bind Rune
Guidance to persevere on your path.
Visual Description
In a wooden workshop a young craftsman wipes a large round shield while an older man tends to another shield at a workbench. Several round shields are displayed on the wall behind them, some bearing glowing rune-like marks and one marked with the numeral 8. The scene emphasizes tools, wood grain and metal bosses under warm, focused light.
Runic tarot
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