Eihwaz is a magical rune meaning "defence" which came up during the 1996 Ancient Runes O.W.L.^[1] Hermione Granger confused it with ehwaz, another rune which meant "partnership", but she still achieved an Outstanding^[2].

Behind the scenes Edit

• Eihwaz is actually the Germanic word for yew-tree, while ehwaz means horse.
• Like Ehwaz, Eihwaz is also a rune in the Futhark alphabet, representing defence, patience, waiting and calmness.

Appearances Edit

• Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (First mentioned)

Notes and references Edit

Study of Ancient Runes
Professor: Bathsheda Babbling
Textbooks: Advanced Rune Translation · Ancient Runes Made Easy · Magical Hieroglyphs and Logograms · Rune Dictionary · Spellman's Syllabary
Known Runes: Acromantula · Demiguise · Ehwaz · Eihwaz · Fwooper · Graphorn · Hydra · Quintaped · Runespoor · Salamander · Unicorn · Unknown · Mark of Merlin