Hey everyone,

Got a necklace. It was really cool but it’s got runes on the back. I know it’s most likely bs but I’d like to have an idea of what it says before wearing it.

Thanks in advance!

I have ᚠᚨᛞᛖᚱ tattoed in remembrance of my father who passed away, translated from english to proto-germanic to elder futhark. My grandfather also passed away recently so i would also like the word grandfather translated from proto germanic into elder futhark, however i cant find the translation for grandfather in proto germanic. I'm also looking for similar words to grandfather like ancestor or forefather. I found the proto germanic word attô which seems to translate to father as wel as forefather, but im not sure its correct and if it is how to translate it into elder futhark because of the ô

Hoping someone can help me find a good translation for grandfather or similar words in proto germanic to translate into elder futhark!

Hi all. I am making a pet tag for my cat Odin. I am looking to have younger futhark runes inscribed around the rim. Can someone please let me know is my transliteration for the phrase. "I am Odin the Purrfather, Lord of Floof" is correct?

ᛁ ᚨᛗ ᛟᛞᛁᚾ ᚦᛖ ᛈᚢᚱᚱᚠᚨᚦᛖᚱ ᛚᛟᚱᛞ ᛟᚠ ᚠᛚᚢᚠ

Hi! I would like to get a small Laguz symbol tattoo on my wrist area. I was wondering if they need to be placed in a certain direction? I keep seeing conflicting articles about it online. I would really like to have it placed on the outer side of my wrist length-wise. Thank you!

Strength (norwegian: styrke) and Honor (norwegian: ære)

Hi guys. I'm looking for runes help with a tattoo design but have seen conflicting info online so trying my luck here. The tattoo is the story of nastrond and nidhogg eating the souls of the damned. The runes I am needing are ice, death, suffering and chaos. I'm looking for smaller runes symbolising this not huge words as they will be etched into something on the tattoo. Thanks

Apologies for not doing my homework of searching through this group to see if this question has been asked/answered. This is a time sensitive issue.

Yesterday our small, tight-knit community that I love so much joined the ranks of school shootings. You never think something like this could happen in your loving, adorable community...until it does.

The community is trying to come together to heal. As we each contribute our talents and strengths to this effort, mine is that I own a marketing agency with print-on-demand capabilities. This community has a lot of Norweigian and German ancestry and our school mascot is a Viking. I would like to design a shirt that would appeal to all community members (men and women) to offer support and rally around our school and their Viking mascot. (Think Minnesota Viking logo except with wings on the helmet instead of horns. Don't ask me why. It just is what it is.)

I had the idea of a shirt that was #VikingStrong or #HeartofaViking type vibe. I thought using the rune for heart would be a strong visual. That being said, I would hate to get this one wrong and trust a source on the internet I shouldn't have.

Can an expert point me in the right direction of what a good graphic would be and its meaning?

Thank you for your assistance in this heartbreaking task.

I’m assuming it’s younger futhark, I saw it on a post. I’m learning translations, the guy mostly does younger futhark. I’m not the best at it, any tips on translating would be appreciated. ᚼᛅᚠᛁᛦ ᚦᚢ ᛁᚴᛅ ᚢᚢᛁᚾᛁ

I noticed this near the window while exploring a castle in Łużyce, Poland. I have very little knowledge about runes, but I’m guessing it’s a combination of a few, creating some sort of spell. Any idea what could the symbols on the left mean?

Hi guys, I've been a fan of Norse mythology since I was a kid, and I've just started studying the languages behind futharks but I'm not good enough to translate full sentences by myself yet.

There is a particular verse in the God of War soundtrack that says "To all things housed in her silence, nature offers a violence". Is there any way to translate it to Proto-Germanic while maintaining the sentence as intact as possible? (Yes it's for a tattoo)

The game uses elder futhark to write in Old Norse, I'm trying to figure out how to approach the whole thing a bit more accurately lol.

Bite the hand = biti þi hant = ᛒᛁᛏᛁ ᚦᛁ ᚼᛅᚾᛏ?

Is this just extremely wrong?

Hello helpers,

how would you translate the sentence:“The man from the sea“.“Man from sea“. Or:“The warrior from the sea“. Into the younger furthark.

I hope you can help me and thanks in advance.

Hi there! I don’t know if it’s because I’m absolutely exhausted and can’t make sense of it through my brain fog, but I just met someone with a set of futhark runes on their arm. I thought it was interesting but couldn’t see all of it in the picture they had posted, so I asked to see them and they said they looked cool and that they didn’t really know what they meant (which was weird to me, but to each their own I suppose??) Anyways, this is the series they have in the direction they sent the photo to me in (which I won’t share for the sake of their privacy), was wondering if I could get some help? I know the individual meanings, but something about it is making me uncertain about if I actually understand it or not

Hello! I am wondering if somebody here can assist me with a translation. It is for purposes of a tattoo inspired by the show Vinland Saga.

I am looking to translate the phrase "I have no enemies" into Icelandic runic text. My brief research session has indicated that the runic alphabet used in Iceland around 1000 AD (same time period as the show) was Elder Futhark. Can anybody here confirm this?

Additionally, I have seen and used a few English --> Futhark translators but I don't know how accurate they are. Any translations or advice would be greatly appreciated!

ᚴᚢᚾᚴᚾᛁᛦ is this how Gungnir is actually written in Younger Futhark runes? I've found stickers and stuff that say it but they are all written in Elder Futhark. I want to learn everything in Younger.

hi, i found a wooden box in my old family house with a rune (i think) burned into it but i dont recognize it. it was nailed shut n everything. personally i think its a spell but not sure what kind. should i just put it back or get rid of it... it looked a lot like 'estate' rune but but the top was flat line instead of pointy w a 'ice' rune in the middle basically piercing the estate rune (sorry i dont know how to add a photo im new here). it also had what i assume was the year it was made burned next to it if it matters.

I'm thinking of getting the same tattoo as the one on the picture below - I just like the design.
I looked everywhere on the internet looking for any meaning, but didn't find the symbols anywhere. ChatGPT says that they are a modernised versions of some old runes (Algiz/Elhaz). Would anyone have a better answer for that?

https://preview.redd.it/ychy5p8i7ewc1.png?width=474&format=png&auto=webp&s=574a5d4b42e0ac1afb944fcb0cbc19b2431aeef3

Does this symbol have any meaning in norse mythology? Or it is just something made up?

Where can I learn?

Where can I learn how write in runes like someone from viking age Scandinavia, specifically how the Denmark and Swedish regions would have written? That's probably more akin to old east norse and that's what I want to learn. I've already been down this road getting someone to translate "Valkyrie, carry me to Valhalla" and now I'm trying with Ravenson/Raven Son. The historical meaning of my last name is Ravenson/Raven Son. The supposed online "rune translators" are 100% complete junk. They are taking English words and translating them literally. That is absolutely what I do not want. I want to known how they would have truly written it in the Younger Futhark runes in 793-1066. Sorry for the rant, but the online "translators" are really aggrevating me badly.

Basically what the title says. I’m thinking of getting a runic tattoo, something from the Viking age, but I don’t know much about runes, so I don’t want to just pull something off google that either means nothing or means something nonsensical.

The main thing that specifically inspired me to do this was a scene from the show Vinland Saga that shows a character’s tattoo. Of course, half of it is obscured in shadow, which makes it harder to discern the meaning. Regardless, does anyone know what the meaning of this tattoo could be, or does anyone have any advice/ideas to help me out in my search?

(Sorry for such a vague question)

I'm trying to write best grandfather and with the help of others translated it to "afi hinn besti" did I write it correctly? This is for a gift to my dad who knows way more about norse than I do so I'm trying my best

Hi! I'm new to runic translations and have been attempting to translate this sentence " vi er stærke sammen" to Elder Futhark. I've hit a couple snags and was hoping someone could potentially chime in. First, for "vi" I've used ᚹᛁ however I've found conflicting opinions on the sound of ᚹ being "w" vs "v". I've also found conflicting opinions on whether or not to use just ᛊ or a combination either ᛋ ᛊ . I've also seed a combination of ᛊ and the more common "s" looking rune (I can't find a typable version). I've also noticed a lack of the transliteration suggestions for the "uh" sound which appears twice in this sentence. So, I've opted to drop the sound at the end of stærke and substitute ᚨ in sammen so it would read ᛊᚨᛗᚨᚾ. I know all of these translations are very rough and completely indirect, just going for generally the best option. Any help would be much appreciated!

Hello guys

Pls help me translate this to old norse and elder futhark

1. Hail Odin

2. Obliteration

Hello people! Can someone help me translate this bind rune please? It looks cool but I don’t know what it means. Any help will be great!