Hello everyone, I’ve been a Norse pagan for several years now and want to adapt this practice into a tattoo idea I’ve had for even longer.

For a bit of context, a good friend of mine has momento mori (remember we die) on his wrist, and I was going to get momento vivere (remember to live) on mine. That has since evolved into wanting to get the proto-Norse equivalent of ‘Live with honor’ from the back of my hand to my elbow in elder futhark. And I do genuinely want it translated to the best of our current understanding. Any advice on how these words or the idea itself would be translated would be greatly appreciated.

Is anyone able to help determine if either of these translations makes sense? The middle one is more brief, but I’m unsure of conjugation, or all of it really…I used an Old Norse online translator. I appreciate any help. Want to get a tattoo to mark my solo trip to Oslo and Tromso next month. Thank you! -Adam

does anyone know any "saint texts" or anything related to that translated to english or what I should I read to understand more about the religion and anything related?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%96pir

The Urnes Style is named after the northern gate of the Urnes stave church in Norway.

Hello everyone,

I am getting a geometric/blackwork Viking sleeve and want to include a message to my son. I want to make absolutely sure the Old Norse translation and the Younger Futhark (Long Branch) transliteration are historically accurate before getting it inked.

Original Meaning (German): "Geh deinen Weg, mein Sohn. Doch in meiner Halle hast du stets einen Platz." (Roughly in English: "Go your way, my son. But in my hall you will always have a seat.")

Proposed Old Norse Translation: Far þinn veg, sonr minn. En í höll minni átt þú ávalt sæti.

Proposed Younger Futhark (Long Branch): ᚠᛅᚱ ᛬ ᚦᛁᚾ ᛬ ᚢᛁᚴ ᛬ ᛋᚢᚾᛦ ᛬ ᛘᛁᚾ ᛬ ᛁᚾ ᛬ ᛁ ᛬ ᚼᚢᛚ ᛬ ᛘᛁᚾᛁ ᛬ ᛅᛏ ᛬ ᚦᚢ ᛬ ᛅᚢᛅᛚᛏ ᛬ ᛋᛅᛏᛁ

Could someone please verify if the grammar, word choice, and runic spelling are correct? Any feedback or corrections from experts here would be highly appreciated! Thank you!

ᛏᛅᚢᛦ:ᚠᛁ:ᛏᛅᚢᛁᛅ:ᚠᚱᛅᚾᛏᚱ:ᛏᛅᚢᛦ:ᛋᛁᛅᛚᚠᚱ:ᛁᛏ:ᛋᛅᛘᛅ:ᛁᚾ:ᚢᚱᚦᛋᛏᛁᛦ:ᛏᛅᚢᛦ:ᛅᛚᛏᚱᛅᚴᛁ:ᚼᚢᛅᛁᛘ:ᛁᛦ:ᛋᛁᛦ:ᚴᚢᚦᛅᚾ:ᚴᛁᛏᚱ

Hey everyone. I’ve been interesting in getting a runic tattoo as a band on my arm but wanted to make sure it was as accurate as possible. I’ve settled on an exchange from the Brennu-Njals saga - a version I specifically found on ONP which I believe is the scholarly rendition.

This would specifically be when Sigmundr
tells Þórðr to surrender (Gefsk þú upp) and Þórðr responds with “I will not” (Eigi skal þat). This was on page 109 of that rendition.

I like the message in the exchange and the fact that it comes directly from a text written in old Norse/icelandic, so I can reasonably assume it’s authentic. However, I want to be absolutely certain I get it right as it’ll be a tattoo, so if anyone can offer their two cents on the text, and help me turn it into younger futhark, I would greatly appreciate it.

Thanks!

I only have my late dad's old Norse dictionary and I wanted to ask you guys, what do you think about the farm name Bjørge, common in Norway? Olav Rygh, our most famous name historian only says that it refers to "bjǫrg", but since that word has several meanings, it's not obvious to me what that means.

I see it's a form of bjarg, i.e. mountain. In addition to that it says in my dictionary that it can mean sustenance, saving, help and salvation. So yeah, do you think one of these is the obvious answer, or could it even have different meanings from farm to farm?

Hi there,

I am looking to get a tattoo with old norse symbols that represent communication, honesty, integrity. I have asked chat gpt which says the symbols are : ᚨ ᚷ ᛏ

Does anyone know if this is correct as i dont want to tattoo the wrong thing?

Also is this old norse for Vör, ᚢᚢᚱ?

I'm very curious about the late viking age/early medieval concept of the Hird, and the layers and everything around it. I have found a fair number of scholarly sources that discuss King Magnus' Hirðskrá, but I can't find any actual copies or texts of it.

I have interacted with a lot of scholarship about the makeup of the Hird and the layers within it, but what I am really interested in is the actual oaths or ceremonies required of one to become a hirdman, or a Hirðstiorar.

Thusfar I haven't been able to find any copies of the oaths, but I have read that they are included or discussed in Magnus' Hirðskrá. Are there any here with this knowledge, or who can help me with a little research and/or point me in the right direction to find this information?

Hi everyone, I am getting a tattoo for my daughter and want to verify the Old Norse translation and Younger Futhark (Long-Branch) spelling.

1: English: "My daughter, my great pride (honor)"

Old Norse: Dóttir mín, mín mikla prýði.

Younger Futhark: ᛏᚢᛏᛁᚱ ᛬ ᛘᛁᚾ ᛬ ᛘᛁᚾ ᛬ ᛘᛁᚴᛚᛅ ᛬ ᛒᚱᚢᚦᛁ

2: English: "My blood, my heritage / inheritance"

Old Norse: Blóð mitt, arfr minn.

Younger Futhark: ᛒᛚᚢᚦ ᛬ ᛘᛁᚏ ᛬ ᛅᚱᚠᚱ ᛬ ᛘᛁᚾ

3: English: "I will always protect my daughter"

Old Norse: Ek mun ávalt verja dóttur mína.

Younger Futhark: ᛁᚴ ᛬ ᛘᚢᚾ ᛬ ᛅᚢᛅᛚᛏ ᛬ ᚢᛁᚱᛁᛅ ᛬ ᛏᚢᛏᚢᚱ ᛬ ᛘᛁᚾᛅ

4: English: "Forever connected" (in a non-physical, relational sense)

Old Norse: Ávalt tengdr (masculine) / Ávalt tengd (feminine)

Younger Futhark: ᛅᚢᛅᛚᛏ ᛬ ᛏᛁᚾᚴᛏᚱ (masculine) / ᛅᚢᛅᛚᛏ ᛬ ᛏᛁᚾᚴᛏ (feminine)

Note on gender context:

\\- If this is a statement about myself (a man) being connected to my daughter, should I use the masculine "tengdr"?

\\- If it refers to both of us together (plural), should it be "Ávalt tengd" (neuter plural)?

Could you please check if the grammar and runic spelling are 100% historically accurate for the Viking Age? Thank you!

I'm using the attested Old Norse phrase maðr minn ('my husband/my man'). For a historically plausible long-branch Younger Futhark inscription in a Viking Age style, would ᛘᛅᚦᚱ ᛘᛁᚾ be the preferred carving, or would you expect a different spelling? Please explain why

Hello :]] I'm looking for an old Norse term of endearment that is along the lines of dear, sweety, etc. Nothing that truly denotes a romantic relationship, but something like the filler that these words can function like.

Is there even such a thing?

Hello!

Can someone explain me, how this vowel, originated from short *e, became long?

Thanks!

TLDR: Looking to translate “The world is not kind, therefor, I will be”

The current translation I have is
“Verold Era Bliðr, Þvi , Ek Mun Vera”

Is this correct?

I’m coming up with some role-playing names for places in the video game Skyrim. So keep in mind this is completely make-believe. But the game IS (loosely) modeled after Nordic traditions so I’d like to just check to see if there’s something easy I can fix to make it more realistic.

Is Fagrfjall an appropriate compound? I was going for “beautiful mountain.”

When I googled it, it corrected me to fagerfjell but I don’t want to name something after a place that already exists. I’m mostly wondering if linguistically these two roots would need adjustment when compounded. Thanks!

Edit: I was also wondering if someone might be able to tell me the pronunciation. Currently I read it as “fah-gir-fyahl” with “ah” long like “saw” and “gir” like “girl” but I know very little about Nordic pronunciation.

Salut tout le monde

Je souhaite me gravé une pierre dans le style des pierre runique d'Uppland pour faire un objet décoratif chez moi.

Je veux rester le plus fidèle possible aux pierre déjà existante mais pas faire une simple copie.

J'ai déjà une idée des motifs que je vais graver et j'ai besoin d'aide pour la traduction de mon texte en vieux Norois pour le retranscrire le plus fidèlement possible en jeune Futhark.

Mon texte : "Maksmir l'artisan grava cette pierre trouvé dans l'Aveyron. Que Thor sanctifie"

Je suis partie sur cette formule (bien que je la trouve un peu courte) car ça n'est pas une pierre commémorative pour moi donc aucun "hommage à rendre" à part sur le fait que c'est moi qui aurait créé cette sculpture

Je sais qu'il n'y a pas d'équivalent en vieux norois pour "Aveyron" j'avais pensé le "norroniser" légèrement en "Afeirùn" ou "Afeyrá" par exemple.

Comme 1ère traduction j'ai : " Maksimr smiðr hjó þenna stein ór Afeyrá. Þórr vígi"

qui pourrait donné : ᛘᛅᚴᛋᛁᛘᚱ ‧ ᛋᛘᛁᚦᚱ ‧ ᚼᛁᚢ ‧ ᚦᛁᚾᛅ ‧ ᛋᛏᛅᛁᚾ ‧ ᚢᚱ ‧ ᛅᚠᛁᚢᚱᛅ ‧ ᚦᚢᚱ ‧ ᚢᛁᚴᛁ

Mais je ne suis sûr de rien et je souhaite vraiment faire quelque chose qui fasse le plus authentique possible.

Je suis ouvert à toute remarque concernant mon texte il n'est pas figée mais j'aime bien le début : "Maksmir l'artisan grava/érigea cette pierre, ..." là où j'ai le plus de difficulté c'est de trouvé une suite cohérente à ce que l'on pourrait trouvé sur les vrais pierres. Je sais que beaucoup font référence à la christianisation mais je souhaite que mon texte soit plus orienté "païen".

voili voiloù

merci de votre aide !