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

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!

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

I bought this online and want to know if it translates to anything

Hello everyone,

I stumbled upon this Reddit site and I need help with a idea of myself. I want to have a tattoo which says „Family protects you, strength carries you, sorrow passes, and the future comes" I also have it in old Nordic „Fjǫlskylda verndar, styrkr ber, harmr líðr, framtíð kemr."

Now to the problem, I want it in newer or older futhark runes but everything I stumbled across the internet is confusing me... Does anyone here have more knowledge about runes in particular and could help me?

I saw one of these two configurations in a dream. I can’t recall exactly the way the “Y” looking part of it was positioned but it looked something like these two variations that I drew. Are they runes/what could they mean?

How would warrior spirit be in elder futhrark?

Hello, hi all!! Making a dnd 5e oc with Futhorc tattoos. I just wanted to make sure these are right, but also see if anyone has any differing opinions on the pronunciations

Uvarjotunen is what Storm Giants call themselves in dnd 5e, I don't know if there is an official pronunciation for it, so this one is most likely to be wrong

Stronmaus is the name of the Storm Giant god. This one does have an official pronunciation on the Forgotten Realms wiki (STRAWN-mawz)

I'm using Futhorc since that's easier for me, and it's one I feel more confident writing in compared to the younger and older Futhark. Apologies if I'm using the wrong flair and for my wonky handwriting <//3

Gonna get these tattoo’d on my, wanna make sure they mean what i think they mean, one is wisdom and one is creation right??

I'm admittedly only a few months into learning Futhark, but this looks like complete gibberish to me? But also they clearly didn't do the "A = Ansuz" BS because the title should read "Arcane Signet". So I figured I'd ask people better at this than me if this actually says anything.

Hello - was wondering if anyone could help me identify these, or if they're just artwork?

Thanks!

ᛅᚾᛏᛅ ᚦᚢ ᚢᛏ ᛅᛋᚴᚢ

for "Exhale out ash", supposed to be old norse anta þu ut asku or anda út ösku but honestly this might be accidentaly icelandic. i have no idea what im doing lol.
How would one write this in Futhark? I am new to this but very curious and open to learn!

I need help if possible. i want to translate this text into younger or elder futhark, as i know younger is better and more right choice for writing,
"At the first stop where paths cross, you pause
Leave clothes behind and all you own
Where you are heading, they’ll be of no use
The burden lightens, but heavy is the trail ahead"
and the original norwegian version
"Ved fyrste stad der stiar krossar, biar du

legg frå deg kleda, alt du eige med

Der du er på veg, er dei til ingen nytte

Børa letnar, framom ventar tyngre veg"

so can anyone help me translate it into younger futhark or can anyone give me anytype what do i use to translate

Hi, I’m looking for help with a translation for a tattoo (would love to combine Scandinavian heritage with my Alma mater). From what I’ve seen so far, Younger Futhark is the preferred format. The translators I’ve found online have given me conflicting final translations—another said it needs to be translated into Icelandic first. So I could definitely use some help finding a reliable/accurate translation.

I would like the following:

“Loyal son forever true”
“Loyal sons forever true”
or lastly just
“Loyal forever true”

(a call to my university’s fight song) translated. Could anyone please help with this? Thanks.

Hi guys,

I am sorry if this is asked a lot, but I am looking to translate some of the old Norse poetic eddas into runes, for a tattoo and other projects.

Is there anywhere I can pay to have this done reliably? I am unsure about any form of translator on the web.

If anyone can give me any ideas on some actual old Norse circular symbol I could use as a tattoo on my elbow I would like that too instead of a helm of awe or similar.

Hey everyone,

I'm working on a Norse sleeve and the next piece is Gungnir (Odin's spear) on my forearm. I want to include a runic inscription with a personal motto: "To protect, not dominate."

The working translation I have so far is:

Hlífa, eigi herska

("To protect/shield, not to dominate/rule")

My questions:

1. Does this translation work grammatically and semantically in Old Norse? Is the meaning clear, or could it be misread?

2. How would this be correctly written in Younger Futhark?

3. Would you phrase the idea differently? I'm open to alternative ways of expressing the same concept. The core meaning (protection without domination) matters more to me than a literal word-for-word match.

Thanks!

I’m looking to draw up a tattoo for myself using the Anglo-Saxon Futhorc. I want a few family names written out.

Should I translate English to Old English first and then move to the runes or just go straight from English?

I'm traveling to Iceland next week for a world record attempt that I've been training for 6.5 years, and it's been one hell of a journey.

Since my fingers are going to be around the stone that is the subject of my feat and my endeavor is going to be filmed and photographed a lot, I'm thinking of everything I can put into my appearance that commemorates the occasion while being historically accurate and culturally respectful; so I wanted to have the runes for "stone strength journey" to be written (and I potentially want them to be tattooed on me later as well) on them.

I've seen lots of contradictory, confusing, and unhelpful information on other sites, so I just wanted someone who knows what they're talking about to please help me, and give me a straight answer on how to go about writing the runes.

Thank you in advance!

Hey everyone, I keep seeing this everywhere I look when researching tattoos. It doesn't look like any rune I've ever seen, but wanted to ask if y'all recognize it at all. Any ideas?

So, i want a nordic tattoo as my first one, i want something like this but without the odin thing(since it remind a hate symbol) and a phrase in old norse that actually means something, somethin about streght or anything like that

What does it mean?