/r/RuneHelp

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A dedicated home for asking what those runes you found mean or how to write that cool phrase of yours in runes.

Rules

  1. All posts must be on topic. - This sub is about helping each other learn how to read and write with ancient Germanic alphabets (normally called “runes”). Posts that don’t fit that description belong elsewhere.
  2. All top-level comments must answer OP’s question. - Obviously not every post must be a question and, when it isn’t, this rule does not apply. However, when the post is looking for answers, top-level comments must be answers.
  3. All help and advice given must meet our quality standards. - This sub doesn’t require participants to be credentialed academics and it doesn’t even require most answers to cite academic sources. However, answers must be helpful, must stand up to a basic level of academic scrutiny, and must not contain pseudoscience. We encourage amateur participation, but if you are unsure whether your answer meets these criteria, please consider that you may not be qualified to answer this one.
  4. Interact with kindness and good faith assumptions. - This sub's core goal is to promote a friendly and safe learning environment for all, especially for people with common misconceptions or people who are completely new to the world of runology. Unsolicited negative opinions (even if they may be widely agreed upon) will be removed.
  5. All discussions should be had from an etic perspective. - This is not a spiritual advice sub. Rather, we discuss historical and contemporary rune usage through the lens of outside observers attempting to make objective observations. We may discuss spirituality from an academic viewpoint at times, but we do not advise on how to apply spirituality in your own life.
  6. Absolutely no racism or bigotry. - Racism and bigotry will not be tolerated on this sub. For example, if you have complaints about a religious group, this is not the sub for it.
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/r/RuneHelp

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Is this a legible bindrune?

I'm writing a fictional spell book and I'd like to add a protection bindrune sigil after the title. I've never really been interested in learning runic languages before but I wanted something that would make sense if somebody were to see it or translate it so I did research into Old Norse and Younger Futhark and drew up the two bindrunes.

Galdr - Magic Skjöldr - Shield

ᚴᛅᛚᛏᚱ ᛋᚴᛁᚬᛚᛏᛦ

14 Comments
2024/12/02
07:25 UTC

3

Can anyone help understanding this one?

5 Comments
2024/12/02
07:22 UTC

2

How would you folks spell "Home" with the Anglo-Saxon Futhorc?

1 Comment
2024/12/02
05:09 UTC

3

Can anyone translate this 5 Runes? Any Meaning?

2 Comments
2024/12/01
20:39 UTC

9

What is it?

Just trying to figure out what is on this ring… help

6 Comments
2024/12/01
19:49 UTC

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Saw this in another sub. Does it actually say anything or is it complete nonsense?

3 Comments
2024/12/01
17:33 UTC

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Futhark runes help

Hello,

I’d like some help checking some runes. I had them checked before and I made a post about this but I can’t find it anymore.

It should read, thruma geisa bluth regna? (Thunder rages blood rains)

Thanks :)

10 Comments
2024/12/01
09:28 UTC

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Rune translation

I'm getting a tattoo and just need to get this translated.

Can anyone help? It's translated from old norse

ᛋᚢᛁᚱᚦᛁᚾ ᚢᛁᚱᚦᛦ ᛅᛏ ᛒᛁᛏᛅ ᛁᛅᚠᚾᚢᛁᛚ ᛁ ᛋᛚᛁᚦᚱᚢᛘ

Can anyone tell me what this says?

6 Comments
2024/12/01
03:02 UTC

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Asking for help identifying runes(?) on a public sculpture.

Out and about and I found this

https://preview.redd.it/00erf0ek554e1.jpg?width=336&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=a4955a7106e0782e6907cdd758e5a4baa5169342

on a public sculpture.

Some of these resonate but I can't track any one down, and it seems (to me) to be of mixed sources.

I even checked the artists website but naught.

4 Comments
2024/12/01
01:38 UTC

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Can you combine 2 of the same rune - just one is flipped?

Hello I have a random question that i'm having a hard time getting answers to on google..

Is it possible to combine 2 Othala Runes one is upside down the other right side, where the diamond part is on top of each other? IE: Where it looks like the Ingwaz symbol (the version that has the diamond center and 4 radial arms).

Would that make sense to combine Othala that way at all?

4 Comments
2024/12/01
00:40 UTC

3

Gift idea help

My friend is wanting make an altar to Freya or Odin so i want to get her something to put on her altar!

I was thinking of carving/painting runes onto something but i know nothing about Norse mythology/paganism.

Any suggestions was what runes I could use and how/on what i should present them? :)

2 Comments
2024/11/30
20:21 UTC

2

Help translating.

I found this necklace online I was thinking about getting it for my father. I’m wondering if it actually means anything or if they just put random runes on there

3 Comments
2024/11/30
18:46 UTC

7

Could anyone help me decipher what it means?

I received this necklace as a gift, I would like to know if anyone can help me decipher it, I searched a lot but I couldn't find anything about it.

12 Comments
2024/11/30
03:20 UTC

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Need Help Translating

This is a copy of my original post. I was directed here to also ask for help!) So long story short, I am proposing to my boyfriend for Yule this year. He is a Norse Pagan while I am a Hellenistic Pagan. I ran into a problem when I was trying to get a custom engraving for the inside of the ring. I want to engrave the word 'Eternity' , 'My Love' , or 'Sanctuary' in Old Norse. The only problem is: I don't know how to translate that. I don't trust google translate since this is something that is supposed to last for the entirety of our marriage and I want to make sure the translation is as accurate as possible. I was going to engrave 'Meine Leibe' since I have very strong Germanic and Swiss roots that go way back as does he, but I wanted to tailor this ring to him as much as possible, so I thought I could engrave in Old Norse to respect his practice and beliefs. He has Norwegian ancestry as well which is what swayed me into this decision. I'm sorry that I am all over the place but I want to be as accurate as possible and wanted to know if anyone could help me translate the quotes above?

3 Comments
2024/11/30
01:47 UTC

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Unicode for the late age Jera (see image)

Does any unicode symbol exist which mimics the later Jera symbol? See image below.

https://preview.redd.it/9ghxwjcuiv3e1.png?width=630&format=png&auto=webp&s=1e65e0a47c9f7514a058d21fdcaa7467730114e4

4 Comments
2024/11/29
17:15 UTC

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Translation request

27 Comments
2024/11/29
16:41 UTC

6

Translation request

My neighbor has this above her doorway, previously before moving in. I don’t know how to read runes so I’m here on Reddit. Would someone mind helping translate?

3 Comments
2024/11/29
15:13 UTC

2

Numbers in norse runes

How can I write 7/12/2006 in norse runes

4 Comments
2024/11/29
11:35 UTC

3

H.G. Wells Quote Old Norse to Younger Futhark

I was directed to r/OldNorse for a translation which I got from u/Vettlingr, could someone put this into Younger Futhark? Two versions, last one is simplified. Thank you!!

"It is possible to believe that all the human mind has ever accomplished is but the dream before the awakening."

"Þat er jafnfœrt at trúa at alt þat it hugiR alda gerask hafi, erat meiri enn draumR einn, frá fyrir öndverðu vökunar manna"

"All the human mind has ever accomplished is but the dream before the awakening."

"Þat hvert, it hefr gersk í hugum alda: erat meiri enn draumr einn, frá fyrir öndverðu vökunar manna"

3 Comments
2024/11/28
23:31 UTC

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Can anyone tell me what, if anything, these runes mean?

13 Comments
2024/11/28
19:52 UTC

3

Tattoo Advice

So I’m looking to continue work on a Nordic sleeve tattoo, and I am wanting to implement runes in the design somehow. I’ve done some reading (it’s the internet so I’m taking things with a grain of salt) but I want to include the runes Othala, Dagaz, Mannaz, Eihwaz, Gebo, and Jera. Forgive me if I didn’t write them properly, again this is coming from online. My questions are, firstly, is it weird or inappropriate to have these as part of a tattoo design, will it make sense if they are all separate or should they be tied together somehow, and is there any underlying translation or interpretation that people might get when seeing the tattoo? Any tips and advice would be great, thank you!

13 Comments
2024/11/28
16:50 UTC

2

What Are The Runes On This Necklace I Found Online?

2 Comments
2024/11/28
13:24 UTC

3

Norse months in Runes?

I have been reading a little bit about what the Vikings/Norse called the different months in the old. Is there any way to write them with Runes? Haustmánuður, Heyannir and Gormánuður.

And all the rest for that matter. Have done some googling but i cant find anything reliable.

7 Comments
2024/11/27
21:44 UTC

3

Doctor/surgeon/healer?

I'm trying to plan a gift for someone who LOVES everything related to Vikings, including - I assume - runes. I'm hoping to customize a gift for him, but I want to make sure it's done thoughtfully and as accurately as possible. (I'm REALLY hoping he doesn't frequent Reddit... I'd hate to have him accidentally stumble upon this! Fingers crossed that real life keeps him too busy.)

He's a doctor - specifically, a surgeon. I'd be open to using either of those words ("doctor" or "surgeon") or something similar ("healer" ?)... Better if they're translated correctly, rather than simply being transliterated English.

He often signs off on emails with "Skål" so I would love to know how to write that correctly in runes as well.

If someone wants to do a deep-dive with me, I'd also be VERY interested in knowing how to write (or approximate) his full name. However, I'd rather not put his name on a public forum, so that would need to happen through private chat... Let me know if you're interested!

Thanks in advance!

4 Comments
2024/11/25
00:31 UTC

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May a sequence from comic make any sense

https://preview.redd.it/6rl9749fot2e1.jpg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=02d7f7f33fb592e746837f7e9dfa0633d1e5ab80

https://preview.redd.it/k2wvt49fot2e1.jpg?width=4032&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=5ee14e300a8c71e24003585eb948cf70d51da691

Context

A comic book Batman: Ghost Lights (2011) by Scott Snyder tells a classic gothic ghost story of children who summoned a demon unintentionally.

This very story is related to Will-o'-the-wisp — a British folklore concept-creature (which have parallels in other cultures) related to certain lights potentially dangerous to people.

According to the plot the creature was summoned via a pentagram-like sigil on the floor based on a sequence of runes. They seem to be anglo saxon ones which relates them to the origins of the creature.

And while author referring to certain order of the symbols reusing some combinations with a certain logic, the sequence itself seems having no sense to me.

Still, I decided to share my attempt to find any:

______________

ᛉᚢᛄᚩᚱᚳᚷᚹᚻ — xu jorcz wh

ᚾᚿᚦᛇᚩᛉᛋᛏᛒ — nn ðeooxst b

ᚠᚾᚦᛈᚱᚳᚷᚹᚻ — fnðprczwh

ᚢᛁᛄᛉᛈᛇᛋᛏᛒ — ui jxpeos tb

ᚢᚦᚻᚱᚳᚷᚹᚻ — uðhrczwh

ᛁᛄᛇᛈᛉᛋᛏᛏ — ijeopxstt

______________

ᛄᚩᚱᚳᚷ — jorcz

ᚦᛇᚩᛉᛋᛏ — ðeooxst

ᚠᚾᚦᛈᚱᚳᚷᚹᚻ — fnðprczwh

ᛄᛉᛈᛇᛋ — jxpeos

ᚦᚢᚢᚻ — ðuuh

______________

ᛇᚩᚱ — eoor

ᚦᛄᚩᛉᚳ — ðjoxc

ᚦᚾᚠᛈᚱᚱ — ðnfprr

ᛄᛈᛄᛈᛇ — jojoeo

ᚻᚢᚢ — huu

______________

Questions

- Was the translation made in a right way or I made mistakes during the process?

- May any of the combinations have any meaning to somebody familiar with elder languages?

Thank you.

2 Comments
2024/11/24
10:02 UTC

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“Warrior” help…

Could someone help me with the correct mock up of “warrior” in old and young futhark ?

I don’t know which rune translator is the most accurate to use .

6 Comments
2024/11/23
15:59 UTC

4

Wood burning runes to "embue" a walking staff.

I've recently started making walking staves and have a special one I'd like to decorate for my own personal use. I'm pretty handy with wood burning and would like to burn some symbols or runes into the staff. I may be asking this wrong but are there any runes that are like a talisman for good luck or safe journey? Not really looking to spell something out, just kind of a good luck charm I guess. I'm getting very conflicting info from Google on this so I thought I'd ask the experts to see if it's even a thing.

9 Comments
2024/11/23
03:24 UTC

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Need help with tattoo ideas

Working on ideas for a tattoo. Going from Norwegian to Old Norse to Young Futhark. I went to ChatGPT, but I want to make sure it's right. Can anyone confirm this is a proper structure? Thanks in advance!

8 Comments
2024/11/22
06:06 UTC

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