{"product_id":"perle-viking-rune-raidho-bronze","title":"Viking Rune Bead Raidho: The Ride and the Journey","description":"\u003ch2\u003eRaidho, the ride — the journey, and the way to conduct it\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA shape resembling our R, engraved in an oval cartouche on this \u003cstrong\u003ebeard and hair bead\u003c\/strong\u003e. \u003cem\u003eRaidho\u003c\/em\u003e names the ride, the run, the journey — and by extension, orderly movement, that which follows a route rather than an impulse.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFind this model in our \u003ca href=\"\/en\/collections\/perles-viking-barbe-cheveux\"\u003ecollection of Viking beard and hair beads\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eWhat sets this beard bead apart\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eThe rune of mastered movement: it does not speak of flight, it speaks of the itinerary.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eIt is the most natural sign for someone who hits the road often — and one of the most legible from a distance on a braid.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cb\u003eA slide-on, not a clasp:\u003c\/b\u003e the bead slides onto the lock before braiding. It is the thickness of the braid that secures it, so there is nothing that can break.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cb\u003eApproximately 6mm hole:\u003c\/b\u003e the only criterion that really matters. It must be slightly narrower than the finished braid, and slightly wider than the loose lock.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eSpecifications\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cb\u003eMaterial:\u003c\/b\u003e Zinc alloy, patina bronze finish\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cb\u003eInner hole:\u003c\/b\u003e approximately 6 mm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cb\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/b\u003e approximately 10 mm high, 8 mm in diameter\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cb\u003eWear:\u003c\/b\u003e beard, mustache or hair, on a braided lock\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cb\u003eSold:\u003c\/b\u003e individually\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eDid you know?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Anglo-Saxon rune poem makes an observation that no one expects from a medieval text: the ride \"seems easy to every warrior sitting in the hall, and very hard to him who rides a powerful horse over long roads.\" It is, across a thousand years, the exact difference between reading about a journey and making it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTo learn more, our \u003ca href=\"\/en\/blogs\/news\/coiffure-viking\"\u003eViking hairstyle guide\u003c\/a\u003e details cuts, braids, and beards, with sources provided, and our \u003ca href=\"\/en\/blogs\/news\/futhark-ancien-alphabet-runique-viking-complet\"\u003eFuthark alphabet guide\u003c\/a\u003e covers each sign one by one.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eComplete your set\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/en\/products\/perle-viking-rune-hagalaz-bronze\"\u003eViking Rune Bead Hagalaz: The Passing Hail\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/en\/products\/perle-viking-rune-nauthiz-bronze\"\u003eViking Rune Bead Nauthiz: Necessity\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/en\/products\/perle-viking-rune-jera-bronze\"\u003eViking Rune Bead Jera: Harvest and the Cycle\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Le Comptoir Viking","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57910374236542,"sku":"LCV-PERLE-RAIDHO","price":7.9,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/0569\/8430\/files\/perle-viking-rune-raidho-bronze-ambiance.jpg?v=1787658467","url":"https:\/\/www.le-comptoir-viking.fr\/en\/products\/perle-viking-rune-raidho-bronze","provider":"Le Comptoir Viking","version":"1.0","type":"link"}