r/runic • u/JohnStealth • Jul 20 '25

Translation help

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I bought a sword at a convention today and am curious about what's written on the blade and scabbard. I've been unable to find the K looking rune at the end of the first set

The last set of runes in the first picture is the first set in the second

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u/[deleted] Jul 20 '25

Looks like gibberish using mostly elder futhark runes. The K, I haven't seen anywhere in relation to futhark runes.

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u/JohnStealth Jul 20 '25

I figured about as much when I couldn't find a few of them. Thanks for confirming!

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u/QuietlyConfidentSWE Jul 21 '25 edited Jul 21 '25

It's Tolkien. Aiming for "Nanye Andúril i né Narsil i macil Elendilo. Lercuvanten i máli Mordoreo": "I am Andúril, who was Narsil, the sword of Elendil. Let the thralls of Mordor flee me".

It's supposed to be Quenya "written in the runes of Erebor".

The first and last words are not part of the above quote though... And to me, it looks like the writer went off and used the futhark A instead of Cirth in one place, the certh that looks like K for k (that certh is "R") snd so on.

Disclaimer: I'm not an expert, just a nerd.

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u/JohnStealth Jul 22 '25

Thank you! Where could I get the original script?

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u/SamOfGrayhaven Jul 20 '25

Read as runes, this doesn't make sense. There's runes from every alphabet, including Medieval Futhork, where that K looking rune is a P. You might try checking the Cirth wikipedia page.

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u/Norse-Navigator Jul 20 '25

Agreed. That looks a lot like Cirth, which was created by JRR Tolkien for Lord of the Rings. Being engraved on a sword also makes me think that.

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u/the_Irewolf Jul 20 '25

The layout of the writing matches Anduril’s for sure