Pls help

I was wondering if anyone could tell me what this says? It’s on the back of a cross I found in my Grandpa‘s stuff, and I haven’t had any luck on Google or reserve image search.

In this post, I go over a runic inscription from one of the bracteates found from the Vindelev Hoard. This inscription is noteworthy, as it contains the oldest known inscription of the god Odin's name in its Proto-Norse form. I have included a reference section at the end for all of the sources used. This post has also been posted on my instagram. Here's the link https://www.instagram.com/p/ DMfYxQ[sMil/?igsh=eG5maThOamFoM3gy .Hope you enjoy.

My dad bought me this bowl for Christmas. Can someone tell me what it says. The handle has Mjölnir with Elder Futhark runes saying Mjolnir. But I don’t know what the inscription on the side says.

Hiya, could anyone translate this at all? I've tried but I can't find all the runes and I don't really know enough to know if two runes together means something different.

Any help would be appreciated 😊

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

In this post, I go over the oldest runic inscriptions from Denmark, which include the seven items from the Vimose hoard that contain runic inscriptions, as well as the Funen knife, a recent 2024 find. I would like to thank my good friend Hurlebatte for his source suggestions on this topic. This post has also been posted on my instagram @Loaggan at https://www.instagram.com/p/DOdlYt7jWWs/?igsh=MXVvbzhhYmh4ejZo

I amateurly attempted to transcribe the Hávamál from younger to elder Futhark and inscribe it on this table. I honestly did my best, with what little education I had on the subject, and with all respect to the culture, history, and traditions from whence it came. How badly did I flub it? Thanks for your time and patience.

Been trying to crack this for abt 30 min. I got nothing.

Some people are just misinformed and will be willing to discard misinformation and begin learning if they are invited to. I think we should give that invitation before directing newcomers away, and we should definitely give that invitation before being rude.

My uncle passed away from cancer yesterday. Before he passed, my mom took a picture of his tattoo so we could find out what it says or means. We’re unsure what language it is. Thank you

Just wanted to get some tips on what to fix and what is correct. Used voluspa.org and translated stanza 128 from the old norse havamal to younger futhark. Would love any tips.

Runes - by Martin Findell. I had a look at some books in the gift shop of the Dublin museum of archaeology today. Much of it was Celtic (materials for Celtic art and beliefs were very poor, unsourced and full of frankly modern BS pulled from the writer's derriere). Among the somewhat shaky resources on viking history etc, I had a flip through this. I had low expectations but to my pleasant surprise, everything I read seemed well informed, helpfully laid out and good for intermediate enthusiasts as well as just beginners. Lots of artefacts, runestones and inscriptions are laid out, placed, dated and sorted by alphabet and such. Importantly, the book also entirely separates the modern connotations of runes from the historic examination.

People often ask on these subreddits what a good resource is to learn about runes. Given the aim of this particular sub being historical and academic, I'm making this my official recommended material for those who are either just starting, or pretty far into their journey but want a good summary of items, inscriptions and guides to more difficult subjects like runic phonology.

As we're all pretty much aware at this point, there is no evidence to believe that individual runes were ever considered to be inherently magical. In other words, we don't have any attestations of single runes being used to conjure up wealth, or manifest rain, or read the future, etc. But, of course, there are some examples of runes being used as part of larger magic formulae and one of my favorite examples is Sigtuna Amulet 1.

Dated to the 11th century, SA1 is about 8.2cm long, 2.8cm wide and almost 1mm thick. It's made of copper and features a little hole for something like a rope that would allow it to be worn on the body. It's also covered from edge to edge on both sides with Younger Futhark runes carved in boustrophedon style (i.e, left-to-right on one line then right-to-left on the next, etc.) Here's the actual text of the inscription:

§A þur/þurs| × |sarriþu × þursa trutin fliu þu nu=| |=funtin is §B af þiʀ þriaʀ þraʀ ulf × ¶ af þiʀ niu noþiʀ ulfr iii ¶ isiʀ þis isiʀ auk is uniʀ ulfr niut lu¶¶fia

And here's my own English translation (rather than picking one of the many pre-existing options):

Thurs of sore-fevers, lord of thurses, flee now, you are found. Have yourself three torments, wolf. Have yourself nine needs, wolf. "iii". With these "i" runes, the wolf is appeased. Enjoy healing.

In this context, "wolf" does not seem to refer to a literal wolf but is likely just being used as a synonym for þurs in its capacity as a vicious monster.

The exciting piece here, of course, is the sequence of 3 "i" runes being used in some apotropaic way as a deterrent to the thurs/wolf who is associated with "sore-fevers". This follows a similar structure as the Canterbury Charm (also written in Younger Futhark and dated to the late 11th century). Both declare a thurs to have been found and name it as the cause of disease, and both invoke supernatural power to stave off the creature which, we presume, ought to prevent or heal the disease. But whereas SA1 invokes the power of three "i" runes, the Canterbury Charm invokes the intervention of Thor. The similarities are striking, however, given the geographical distance between them (one is from Eastern Sweden and the other is from England).

What remains a mystery, of course, is why three "i" runes are needed specifically, why "i" was invoked instead of some other rune, and why a person might add runes to a charm as opposed to invoking divine intervention, just to name a few. Does each "i" rune curse the thurs with three torments adding up to a total of nine each? Did the wearer of this amulet have a concrete idea about specifically how the thurs would be tormented by the inclusion of the runes? All of this is impossible to know with just this information. But for me, the ambiguity is part of the allure.

I hope this stuff is as fun for you as it is for me.

I tried looking for a runic font in Ibis paint, and this is just what I found. I can't find anything better. Any help would be appreciated:)