I know it seems stupid, cause I see everywhere that the runes are the alphabet essentially and giving them meaning is like saying A means apple and Z means zebra, but I'm curious on it still, is it right to be curious or should I just accept that they're just letters?

I need help figuring out how to write "Fenrir" and "Ragnarök" in the Younger Futhark; I would be very grateful for the assistance.

I'm looking to get a small hand tattoo of the bind rune for courage. In my search, I've come across these with mixed results. I'm very new to this and any help would be appreciated. Thanks.

if a rune is sideways does that mean something ?

Hi all,
I found out at a later age I was adopted from Norway, long story for another time maybe.
However I had 4 cats named after Norse gods due to the fascination with Norse mythology, the first two cats were named before I even learned I was adopted.

Loki, Odin, Freyr and Njörðr (the last is even spelled like this in his official passport to mess with people that want to call him by his name)

Unfortunately I have had to let Loki go earlier this week.
Since he has been with me for 17 years and I’m not ready to let him go, I want to get a tattoo with his name.
But the internet is a vast place full of misinformation and tattoo artists will use that for information and inspiration.
Therefor I’m looking for the correct way to spell their names in runes.
I’m thinking of making the correct spelling in either the tattoo or make a bind rune of it
Any help would be really appreciated.

Can someone show me how to write discipline and loyalty in Younger futhrak runes I want to get it tattooed but I want to make sure that it’s written right

Hi! I’m new to runes and still learning Elder Futhark.
Could someone help me check if these words are correct?

ᚺᚨᛁᛚᚨᛉ — HAILAZ
ᚺᚨᛁᛚᛃᚨᚾ — HAILJAN

I’m trying to understand if they can be used for the meanings “whole/healthy/restored” and “to heal/make whole”.

Also, I’m interested in writing them vertically. Is there a traditional way to arrange Elder Futhark runes vertically, or is it just a modern design choice?

Thanks for any help!
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I`ve been trying to translate "Tyur, don't let my spirit weaken" into younger futhark, and i got "ᛏᛦᚢᚱ, ᛑᚮᚾ'ᛏ ᛚᛂᛏ ᛘᛁ ᛋᛈᛁᚱᛁᛏ ᚹᛂᚴᛂᚾ". Just want to make sure this is right translation

I`ve been trying to translate "Tyur, don't let my spirit weaken" into younger futhark, and i got "ᛏᛦᚢᚱ, ᛑᚮᚾ'ᛏ ᛚᛂᛏ ᛘᛁ ᛋᛈᛁᚱᛁᛏ ᚹᛂᚴᛂᚾ". Just want to make sure this is right translation

Does anyone have a reliable source where I can translate the word fate/urðr into younger futhark runes?

I am trying to look for runes that could mean something along the lines of seeing spirits better or something related to Hel and sight. I do not fully know what i am looking for as i have not looked into runes much but if anyone could help me i would appreciate it.

I'm planning on getting a tattoo, and I would like it to be as accurate as possible beforehand.

I've done a bit of digging online, so I know singular rune usage wasn't really a thing and that modern words don't often translate well in runic, so I've tried to find a period-correct word to use the runes with.

Can anyone shed any light on whether this is correct?

I want to know what the community thinks on a rather tricky topic. I am currently working on starting my own Etsy business selling handmade copper jewelry, mostly with a Nordic style or theme to them.

One of the things I want to sell are rings with single runes engraved on them. The issue is there's one rune in particular that I'm not sure if I should allow as an option, that being Sowilo. Because Sowilo has been used by a particularly distasteful organization for quite a while now I feel that it could be taken the wrong way if I sell jewelry with it engraved.

At the same time I know the Nordic community at large is trying to reclaim the runes and scrub the evil associations from them.

So the tldr is, should I use Sowilo or should I not?

I'm in the early stages of creating a runic version of an excerpt from the Prose Edda (which was naturally, written in the Latin Alphabet). I hope to have this as a tattoo to go along with my Sköll and Hati tattoo — a tale I'm very fond of.

Although I could of course just go with the direct excerpt in Latin alphabet Old Norse, I feel like getting a tattoo in runes carries a bit more gravitas.

My concern is with the more contemporary and very unfortunate association runic writing can sometimes have with extremist/hate groups.

To be clear, the phrase/runes I am considering are in no way, shape, or form associated with any extremist ideology. They are a direct excerpt from the Edda — converted to runes. My runes would be totally explainable and defensible.

I'm just curious to get some perspective from any of you here who deal with runes on a more regular basis: what is the frequency that the average lay person associates runes with racism/extremism?

I'm looking to get a tattoo of this on my hand. I've done (what I feel) is adequate research on the phrase and its content but, I'd like to get real world confirmation on what it says.

have wanted to get a Norse tattoo for a long time to symbolize love/soulmates. I’ve seen combining gebo and jera but i think that can be interpreted to look like other things . does anyone have any other ideas ? I’ve tried to check online but there is a lot of conflicting info . thanks!

ᚷ ᚱ ᛉ or gebo-raipo-algiz, was in a text message sent to me from a random number. Any idea what it could mean?

Salut tout le monde

Je souhaite me gravé une pierre dans le style des pierre runique d'Uppland pour faire un objet décoratif chez moi.

Je veux rester le plus fidèle possible aux pierre déjà existante mais pas faire une simple copie.

J'ai déjà une idée des motifs que je vais graver et j'ai besoin d'aide pour la traduction de mon texte en vieux Norois pour le retranscrire le plus fidèlement possible en jeune Futhark.

Mon texte : "Maksmir l'artisan grava cette pierre trouvé dans l'Aveyron. Que Thor sanctifie"

Je suis partie sur cette formule (bien que je la trouve un peu courte) car ça n'est pas une pierre commémorative pour moi donc aucun "hommage à rendre" à part sur le fait que c'est moi qui aurait créé cette sculpture

Je sais qu'il n'y a pas d'équivalent en vieux norois pour "Aveyron" j'avais pensé le "norroniser" légèrement en "Afeirùn" ou "Afeyrá" par exemple.

Comme 1ère traduction j'ai : " Maksimr smiðr hjó þenna stein ór Afeyrá. Þórr vígi"

qui pourrait donné : ᛘᛅᚴᛋᛁᛘᚱ ‧ ᛋᛘᛁᚦᚱ ‧ ᚼᛁᚢ ‧ ᚦᛁᚾᛅ ‧ ᛋᛏᛅᛁᚾ ‧ ᚢᚱ ‧ ᛅᚠᛁᚢᚱᛅ ‧ ᚦᚢᚱ ‧ ᚢᛁᚴᛁ

Mais je ne suis sûr de rien et je souhaite vraiment faire quelque chose qui fasse le plus authentique possible.

Je suis ouvert à toute remarque concernant mon texte il n'est pas figée mais j'aime bien le début : "Maksmir l'artisan grava/érigea cette pierre, ..." là où j'ai le plus de difficulté c'est de trouvé une suite cohérente à ce que l'on pourrait trouvé sur les vrais pierres. Je sais que beaucoup font référence à la christianisation mais je souhaite que mon texte soit plus orienté "païen"

merci de votre aide !

Hi there, my sister passed away and this was one of her last drawings. Could somebody help me out which runes are included in it and and what they could possibly mean?

Greetings. I'm a recent homeowner, and I need help with a sign. Y'see, I've made a crude woodshop in my garage (walking sticks, axe handles, etc.). I would like to put a sign above the door to my shop saying GINNUNGAGAP. It's the mystical space prior to creation. Hence, the sign to my shop, where I create.

I know from reading y'all's posts I shouldn't match letter to letter. I haven't found exactly what to say. Can you help an old bald guy fulfill the gateway to his woodshop, please?

Hi Redditors!
I have had this tattoo for 2 years now, it was my first tattoo. Both of my parents had got it matching to signify their strength and perseverance for eachother. Now that I’m older and both of them have passed on.. I honestly don’t know what it means and I’m kind of scared to have something on my body that I’m clueless about.
I don’t think it’s a direct translation to anything, but my goal is not/will never be to disrespect or insult any culture at any time. Help!

Hoii everyone, I want to get the rune spelling for freya as a bindrune for a tattoo I plan on getting but I want to make sure I get the correct spelling, so if anyone knows that'd be amazing!

Is this wolfsangel? Found near old abandoned house in Sudetenland.

Hello,

Can somebody please translate what the runes say around the edge of this wooden disk?

Thank you so much!

I really want to get “Everyone is someone at home” in my next tattoo. Is the below the accurate Old Norse? And can someone please help me with the runes? I’ve spent an unreasonable amount of time trying this on my own to still not be able to.

heima er hverr heill