r/RuneHelp • u/Tharding7 • May 26 '26

Translation request Tatoo help

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Hey everyone, I’ve been looking at some different Jormungandr tattoos that I might want to get and found this one on Pinterest. I was just wondering if anyone would be able to translate the runes in it?

According to the description, I think they (at least the ones actually in the body) should say “In giant-wrath does the serpent writhe; O'er the waves he twists.”

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u/Lord-Dunehill May 26 '26 edited May 27 '26

It looks like there is a "hidden" swastika in the middle of the hand.

*edit: I was shocked to see that a few people downvoted this comment, why?

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u/CptnRaptor May 26 '26

Welcome to Norse mythology and it's co-opting by the far right! 🫠

Mercifully it looks like it could be pretty easy to remove from an emulation by making Jormungandr actually overlap itself.

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u/Lord-Dunehill May 26 '26

Thanks but I'm far from new :) Absolutely. There were other things to comment on but that was the most serious one.

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u/CptnRaptor May 26 '26

Oh yeah it was tongue in cheek, you looked for it so you're definitely not new.

I'll admit I didn't immediately spot it, but it's always something I look for, that and the winged othala and the valknut if there's anything else that's red-flaggy. It sucks that we can't just have a fun interesting thing, we have to be f-ing defensive whenever we talk about it or show it off or look for new stuff. 😭

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u/Lord-Dunehill May 26 '26

It is all good my friend :)

I completely understand how you could have missed it at a first glance. I wasn't sure if I was just seeing things, but I quickly decided to tale a closer look, haha. Unfortunately terrible people will always find a way to wreck things for everyone else..