A.D. Ancient Runic inscriptions have even been found in North America, supporting stories that the Vikings arrived in the Americas long before Columbus.
Runes are an oracle from which one seeks advice.
They work best if you detail your current circumstances and then ask a specific question before choosing a Rune. Rune readings are sometimes obscure. They hint toward answers, but you have to figure out the details. This is when the runecasters intuition becomes paramount. Instead, runes give one a means of analyzing the path that one is on and a likely outcome.