Ing & Ripeness
Ingwaz is the rune of the god Ing, an emblem of ripeness, completion and gathered power that is released. Like a seed that rests long and then sprouts, it speaks of the close of an undertaking. What has grown long may now bear fruit – rest in this completion.
‘Ingwaz’ is the rune of the god Ing (Yngvi-Freyr), the fertility god and forefather. It stands for ripening power, gathering and a happy conclusion.
The Old English poem tells how ‘Ing’ was first seen among the East Danes, then journeyed eastward over the waves – his wagon rolling after him. So the bold warriors named him.
Ing/Freyr stood for peace, good harvest and fertility; the Swedish royal line of the Ynglings derived its name from him. Ingwaz is the rune of stored, ripening energy.
The closed, diamond-shaped form of the rune looks like a seed or an enclosed field – power that gathers before it breaks forth.