>>8881
Everyone knows that they are associated with Abrahamic and Eastern religions, but hear me out on the reasons it should be accepted into European traditions
1. The Bible is strictly against repetitive prayers, and Christ gives sermons to not mutter and repeat prayers "in the way the heathens do"
2. They have found beads with runic carvings on them, usually stone. Doesnt mean they were used with similar meditative purpose like prayer beads, but it shows that they did have rune beads used for charms of some kind
3. Evidence points towards prayers beads being Hindu or Buddhist in origin and came to Europe through trade. The church simply rebranded it and made up the "Our Lady of the Roses" myth to justify its usage
4. the pre-christian anglo saxon word "bede" means both bead and prayer at the same time, which implies beads were used for prayers in pagan england
5. Even if none of this applies or is true, it works as a practical means of memorizing the runes, which will be invaluable use to Heathens, especially if we start using runes for secret transmissions (as some on pol have suggested)
I agree about modifying the worldview of the prayer beads and thats why i went with a very different construction than just a typical rosary or something. They are designed for drawing wisdom from the runes and meditating upon their meanings, not for supplicating them or remission of sins, as what a rosary is for. The whole necklace is supposed to be a representation of Odins sacrifice on the world tree, which is why the well runes were included