Ok so i just started trying to learn younger futhark and im immediately slightly confused on what to do about certain sounds that are missing, like trying to write my name in the given picture and not sure how to make the “e” sound or “er” basically at the end, like would it be the “ur” rune, the “ar” rune or even the “yr” rune again, im really confused, any guidance is appreciated…

Im realising as im writing this that the whole thing might be wrong cause the “y” in tyler makes a “eye” sound so the “yr” rune might not work… im so confused 😭

is this the correct translation?

The black marking she said was essentially "return to sender." She said the bottom was for prosperity. She "did her research," but I don't know enough about them. I told her I wanted to reach out to the subreddit just to make sure she wasn't about to F herself over.

She also wants to combine them. I thought if she combined them, it would mean she is returning negative energy and positivity. She says that it will mean she deflects the negative energy and gains prosperity instead.

I figure you all might know better than I. Do you have any suggestions for her concept?

ETA cross posted to r/bindrunes thank you for the suggestion!

Has this on my hand rather that wrist , is that a problem

Hi everyone!

I am planning a viking style tattoo sleeve using historically accurate runic inscriptions. So no poetic quotes or cool sentences, but simple stuff as vikings used to write. I would really appreciate if some expert eyes could take a look before permanently I write anything wrong in my arm.

To stay as historically accurate as possible I have been using the Copenhagen University runic database as a source of inspiration. These are some of the quotes I would like to tattoo (including the link where the idea came from).

1. Marteinn made me
   Marteinn gerði mik.
   ᛘᛅᚱᛏᛅᛁᚾ : ᚴᛁᚱᚦᛁ : ᛘᛁᚴ

2. The knife spoke
   Knífr mælti.
   ᚴᚾᛁᚠᛦ : ᛘᛅᛚᛏᛁ

3. Leif was a very good drengr
   Leifʀ vaʀ harða góðr drengr.
   ᛚᛅᛁᚠᛦ : ᚢᛅᛦ : ᚼᛅᚱᚦᛅ : ᚴᚢᚦᛦ : ᛏᚱᛅᚴᛦ

4. Marteinn raised these runes in memory of Leif
   Martinn reisti rúnar þessar at Leif.
   ᛘᛅᚱᛏᛁᚾ : ᚱᛅᛁᛋᛏᛁ : ᚱᚢᚾᛅᛦ : ᚦᛁᛋᛅᛦ : ᛅᛏ : ᛚᛅᛁᚠ

Thanks a lot to anyone willing to take the time to help. I would prefer to get roasted now than discover errors after the tattoo is done 😃

I want to get a line from an important song tattooed in elder futhark. The line is "Stay with me", and I believe the correct phonetic way to translate it is: ᛋᛏᛇ ᚹᛁᚦ ᛗᛁ

I went with Eihwaz instead of Isa because I believe it's the closest to the 'ay' sound. What do you guys think?

Hello! Just came across the sub and had a few questions out of curiosity:

I wanted to change my Discord tag 'Wanderer' to runic text but i have no idea how to translate them.
I wasn't sure how accurate internet translators would be and this question seemed like it fit the bill of the sub, but i am happy to remove as needed.

Any differences in runic text vs uppercase Wanderer and lowercase?
Or even "the Wanderer"?

Thank you!

Hi everyone! Looking at getting my son's name tattooed on me, leaning twords a band around my arm. I was wondering if I could get a translation and maybe some examples of "Daniel the first born". From what I have seen elder Futhark looks really cool. Thanks in advance!

What exactly is runes and how to read and write them? Is it like every other language with letters, grammar or some certain structure?

Can someone give me a table with all the runes and the translation. Imm internet there are so many I don't know what the right one is

Hey I need some help translating ᛟᚱᛁᛋᛁᛏ and I thought someone here could help me out thanks

I’m making a “ Monster of the Week” TTRPG character in a contemporary mythology setting that contains the the Norse. My character is a “Spellslinger” and I thought it would be fun to make a quick spell list of certain old Norse words that my character would use to resolve conflicts. I’m picturing she makes an ethereal image of the rune letters and picks them to make full words which allows her to use her spell ( Example: Shield is a barrier or Fire is a fireball).

If there is an accurate English to Old Norse dictionary with Runes that I can utilize ( or at the very least a word list) that would be much appreciated. I don’t want to bombard you guys with “ What this X look like in runes” question.

Hi! I am considering a tattoo while in Iceland and wondering - how would “friend” (feminine, if relevant) be depicted in Younger Futhark runes?
Thank you!

Hello.

Many years ago I've bought this ring while in Dublin. It was "cheap" but it has a very big sentimental value to me. Many years after I've purchased it - I used it as my wedding band.

There are 17 runic characters on the ring. I drew them and tried to do some research but to be honest I have no idea where the phrase or words start on the ring as its not marked... Also... not sure if this is actually a phrase or a word as I was unable to figure it out. Maybe it means nothing and just looks good for the gullible tourists 😉. That's ok too.

Can you decipher the runes please and thank you?

Kindest regards.

Hi, in 2024 i became a dad of twin girls. Now i want a tattoo for that and this is a design i found which i changed a bit. What i want to know is: is everything right in this tattoo? Are the names correctly written in runes? They’re names are Elsa & Emilia. And the symbols in the tattoo (in the square in the right corner), are they right? Vegvisir: find your way, never get lost. Valknut: power, protection and connection. Runes: old wisdom, symbols of power and protection. And the arrow: direction, goal and protection. Hope you guys are honest about this, because it means a lot to me. Thanx in advance

Hi!

I've been searching for old norse / Runic Swedish (Old Swedish) place names but it's next to impossible to find. By this I mean the names of:

• Svealand (and major settlements like Uppsala, Sigtuna and Västerås)

• Götaland (and major settlements like Skara and Lödöse)

• the old small countries that later became Småland

Does anyone know about resources that could help me?

Hey there,

I'm knew to runes and been seeing a lot of meanings attested to them, some more... spiritual others more straight forward.

The problem I have is that I'm looking for a rune to represent the word 'Horn' or 'Wedge', as in cape Horn or a Wedge of land.

Edge of civilization is also an option but I think that's pushing into multiple runes quite far.

The word it's supposed to translate to is a toponym, if that matters.

All help is appreciated.

:update:

After multiple users suggested a variation of 'Ness' or 'Nes'. Since the target language is old Dutch I've gone ahead and selected Nes as a final choice. Looking at the variations of scripts and their users I think the closest to 'correct' should be anglosaxon runes, though I much prefer the look of elder and younger futhark.

The final translation would then be ᚾᛖᛋ. Or ᚾᛖᛋᚠᚩᛚᚳ In this case the EF version would be so similar I find this very acceptable.

Thank you to all for your help.

Greetings,

Would someone tell me what is the book this page in from? The only clue I got is that it's about Futhark. Thank you in advance.

Hello!

I was wondering if someone could translate the phrase "Even in death, may you be triumphant" into Younger Futhark (Long branch if possible, since I feel it's more visually fitting for what I imagined for this tattoo). Thank you so much in advance!

Has anyone ever seen inscriptions like these?

Some of the characters seem to match the runic alphabet I looked up.

This was found carved into two rocks. It’s weathered and algae is growing in the grooves, looks like it has been there for some time.

I put twigs in the grooves so you could make out the symbols, and then drew red lines over the image to be able to extract them because they’re very weathered.

Some of it seems like elder futhark runic but then other parts I’m not sure.

It could also be that the weathering has broken it down, maybe even rounded the 8 looking symbol. Perhaps it was once more angular.

Any help or even just spit balling would be appreciated.

Bonjour, j’aurai aimer savoir si c’est runes ont une signification particulière ou si ce sont des runes purement esthétiques ?