This meaning is the one presented in the Old English Rune Poem. This is the meaning of the rune in the Old Norwegian Rune Rhyme and the Old Icelandic Rune Poem. Torches are still familiar today, although not the items of everyday use they once were. Torchlight processions were once common. Ideas, like the fire of torches, can be carried about from place to place, and passed on to others without the holder having to give them up.
Light is also a symbol of hope.
These were maintained over most of Europe even after the imposition of Christianity. Hope also bears within it the promise of fulfillment. The lantern held by the Hermit of the Tarot deck ties in with Kenaz. By the way, Tarot enthusiasts, Odin, the wisest God, and One who paid dearly for his knowledge, is related to the Hanged Man of the Tarot. The traditional Sun card has two children, a boy and a girl, on it.