Comments on: Viking Runes

By: Erin

Erin — Fri, 13 Apr 2012 17:33:11 +0000

http://www.sunnyway.com/runes/write_in_runes.html

write in runes

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from L-Jay:

Hmmm – a lot of things are wrong on that page. J and Y are certainly not the same, ‘th’ isn’t right (there is no mention of ⟨ð⟩ ) and there in no W in Old Norse etc amongst other things. Its a good try but no cigar

By: David Goggin

David Goggin — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 16:42:53 +0000

I need help in translating a rune writing from my great grandfather. He was from Sweden. There are letters I can not find when looking at symbols on line. Thank you.

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from L-Jay:

Runes aren’t really exact. People made them up to what they think was correct back in the Viking Age – different regions had their own versions. Look at the symbols and pick the runes which it looks like. (Now remember, you need to know if the ruin was phonically made from English sounds or Swedish sounds because you’ll get different out comes.)

By: derek black

derek black — Sat, 18 Feb 2012 03:12:58 +0000

I want to get my boybriend’s name tattooed in rune writings. he is norwegian and his name is Svein. How can I find it? could you help me please? thank you.

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from L-Jay:

Svein means ‘boy’ – look for ruins that have this written in them.

By: Erin Dodge

Erin Dodge — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 03:31:24 +0000

Hi there! I’m trying to find anywhere with a good runic representation of “Erik” or “Eirikr”. Having trouble finding one. Any ideas? How would you do it?

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from L-Jay:

I just googled it and found a runestone on wiki:

The runestone is famous for its depictions and its tantalizing and mysterious references to a great battle, the names Eric and Alrik, the father who resided in Uppsala and the text descending from the gods. The stone provides an early attestation of the place name Uppsala, and the two personal names Eric (“complete ruler”) and Alrik (“everyone’s ruler”) are both royal names, known to have been worn by the semi-legendary Swedish Yngling dynasty at Uppsala. Moreover, the mention of a great battle is suggestive of the equally semi-legendary Swedish-Geatish wars that are mentioned in Beowulf.

By: Håvard

Håvard — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 23:24:34 +0000

Hi there eller, skriver i norsk jeg siden det virker som dere er norske som studerer runer fikk endelig bestemt meg i dag, jeg tar navnet mitt i runer, og gikk på nett og fant så mye rare og forskjellige meninger om hvordan og skrive navnet mitt, endte opp med at jeg ringte en venn som går på skole og som fikk 6er i norrøn mytologi og allt det, så han skulle gjøre sitt beste og oversette håvard til de runene han kunne. resultatet ble ‘havardr” noe han forklarte var den eneste måten og få oversatt navnet mitt i de runene. så da blei det til det gleder meg!

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from L-Jay:

Sounds right, d and r are usually put together to form correct sounds for modern names.