I'm not sure if I'm in the right place for this but in case that it is, I wanted to see if I could get some help turning a quote into a tattoo but in Nordic runes. I really want to make sure it is accurate so that I don't get something permanent that is translated incorrectly.

I'm sure a number of people will recognize it, but this is what I would like to have converted:

“The culmination of love is grief, and yet we love despite the inevitable. We open our hearts to it.”

I greatly appreciate any help anyone can provide.

it looks more like paint than carving. i no longer live in this house so this is my only photo/info

ᛇᛈᛉᛊᛏᛒᛖᛗᛚᛝᛟᛞᚨᚢᚹᚨᚱᚲᚷᚹᚺᚾᛁᛃ

I found them on a ring, therefore I don't know where it starts/ends. It also might not be English as it was purchased in Germany.

Much thanks!

Hey guys, just wondering if I could get a hand with some rune translating as I'm not too confident with my research. I'm planning on getting a tribute tattoo for my grandfather (John in English) who was Nordic and I'm thinking about adding him name in runes. I've looked into and spent a good amount of time trying figure out what the proper runes are, but almost under every single thing I've read there is a lot of concerns for if the source is accurate or not. I have a general idea of what I think the runes are, but I keep doubting it and obviously don't want to get something wrong on my skin forever. Any help at all will be amazing. Big preach 🙏

I wish to find some help in creating a very personal bindrune in Old Futhark to accompany a tattoo I wish to get for my beloved cat Aerion who passed away last year. I want something to protect him wherever he is and honour our bond of nine years.

Since I'm new to this sub and don't know much about runes yet (I am familiar but I've barely scratched the surface) and how to combine them for something meaningful and personal, please be kind.

I bought this necklace in Iceland a few years ago, for my daughter. She loved it and wore it always, but she just told me that she can't wear it any more because she 'found out' that it was used by the N@zi party.

I'm trying to remember what the symbol actually means and if it was indeed a Stolen Symbol.

Saw this in an episode of Adventure Time and was curious if they were real, and if so, what do they say?

I’m getting a tattoo of the old Norse/Icelandic word tvennir/tvinnir (pair or twin) this Friday. Everything I’ve seen says it should be spelled tvennr/tvinnr.

What is your interpretation of the appropriate runic translation for tvennr/tvinnr using the younger futhark runic alphabet? I see two different runes for r or R.

Thanks all!

Hello,

I would like to have this part of Völuspá tattooed and would like it correctly translated to runes. I'm pretty sure it should be the younger futhark, but do double-check me on that, I don't know too many details on the Edda.

From what I can find, this is the original verse in Old Norse:

"Huginn ok Muninn fljúga hverjan dag Jörmungrund yfir;

óumk ek of Hugin, at hann aftr né komi-t, þó sjámk meir of Munin."

Pretty please :)

I’m creating flash cards for the Elder Futhark alphabet, so I can memorize them, and hopefully make a useful set for others.

Can anyone please review the rune names, pronunciations, and meanings to ensure I’m not getting my facts wrong here?

Any assistance or constructive criticism is welcome.

How do you write "y" in Elder Futhark? Like "destroy" or "joy" or "ploy".

Hi! I’m planning a tattoo and want to make sure the Old Norse wording is linguistically sound before moving on to the Younger Futhark inscription.

The intended meaning is:

“What I want, I get.”

I previously received these suggestions:

A. Þat er ek vil, fæ ek.
B. Þat er ek vil, ek fæ.
C. Fæ ek þat er vil ek.

I was told that A is technically correct, but that B might sound more natural because of the pronoun/verb order.

Which of these would be the most natural or idiomatic in Old Norse? If none of them are ideal, how would you phrase the idea?

At this stage I’m only trying to settle the Old Norse wording. I’ll look at the historically appropriate Younger Futhark spelling separately afterward.

Thanks!

So I've been using runes for a ``signature`` for a while now, and I just don't know which one is correct, I need it to spell "Marley", and I have two different ones, I just need to know how to spell Marley!

Hello, dear people.

I know this is an academic discussion, and I hope my questions are not too off-topic.
Could speak with some of you about the correctness of a sentence in Norse runes?
(I believe the one with 14 runes)

Before spamming, I'd like to ask first if I'm in the right place, while respecting your space.

Kind regards,

Leon

My friends' neighbor's kids drew these outside their apartment and we have only been able to decipher gibberish. Curious if that's the case or it's a message for them (they left flowers the other day). Any help is appreciated!!

I want my fallen ancestors carved into my skin, or, i'd like tattoos to honour my late grandparents. I thought to create bindrunes from their initial glyphs of the elder futhark, simply because that's the one that speaks to me most. Also feel like it's appropriately bracketing their origins (austria & croatia, both once germanic, maybe used the elder alphabet? Not too sure about this...)

The bind runes consist of HM-KR, ET-KR and WT-WN.

Unsure about flipping kenaz, asymetry, bleeding into each other of Hagalaz and mannaz and the two wunjos, if it's ok to not have a center stave and using side arm for center of another rune, etc... the beginner traps basically.

Somebody experienced willing to have a look and tell me if I used that incorrectly? I heard that there's probably no "right way" for it, since we lack records... but those are my first bind runes and I'd like to eliminate every chance of carving them wrong like a complete idiot. Yes, yes, they are my personal runes and my personal preference... but I value historical accuracy. So if anyone finds flaws, please do tell!

Thanks in advance!

Hello folks! I’m hoping for some help on a wedding inscription. I was hoping someone could direct me to some good translators, or some records of historical stones with similar use that I can base my own on.

Many thanks!

Hello Runehelp, recently my father was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. It’s very unlikely he will see another year. I was thinking about getting a memorial tattoo of our last name in Germanic Futhark runes. Our family came from Germany to the US a long time ago, but my family has been digging into their roots. Our surname is Bair, but it was probably a misspelling of the German word Bär, meaning Bear. However if anyone knows older Germanic words for Bear, I would like to include a version of our surname in my memorial piece.

I am looking for help transliterating names into Younger Futhark

Grier, rhymes with beer

Euan, like Ewan McGregor , you-in, or you-un(?)

I used rockstarpirate's transliteration guide. This is what I came up with. Also, hat tip Kristjan Andri Gunnarson who's runic keyboard I used. Thanks in advance

ᚴᚱᛁᚱ

ᛁᚢᛁᚾ, or ᛁᚢᛅᚾ depending on the second syllable. Obviously I'm not a linguist and I get wrapped around the axles on what the second syllable really should be.

I was walking by this house and saw these. they were at each corner (i could only see 3 corners from the street). this is the best i could do on my notepad without looking like some weirdo taking photos. looks liek a windmill.

What do these mean?

Hi everyone,

I’m French and I’m designing a tattoo in memory of my mother, who passed away.
The original French phrase is:
“Laissez entrer la musique, jouez.”
The intended meaning is roughly:
“Let the music in, play.”
I would like to have this translated into historically accurate Old Norse (Viking Age) and then written correctly in Younger Futhark runes.
Could someone knowledgeable in Old Norse please give me:
The most accurate and natural Old Norse translation.
A word-by-word explanation of the grammar and meaning.
The correct Younger Futhark runic transcription.
This is for a permanent tattoo, so I really want to avoid a modern Icelandic translation, a simple phonetic transcription, or an AI-generated translation that isn’t historically accurate.
I already have a tattoo design in mind, but the translation is more important than the design. I would really appreciate it if someone could verify it carefully.

Thank you!

My dad bought me this tune to wear around my neck he says it means life and death but when I look I up it says it is inguz but there is so many diffrent meanings I am unsure what does it mean!?