Names in runes
| Text | Norse Runes |
|---|---|
| Odin | ᛟᛞᛁᚾ · ᚬᛏᛁᚾ |
| Thor | ᚦᛟᚱ · ᚦᚬᚱ |
| Freya | ᚠᚱᛖᛃᚨ · ᚠᚱᛁᚢᛅ |
| Valhalla | ᚠᚨᛚᚺᚨᛚᛚᚨ · ᚠᛅᛚᚼᛅᛚᛚᛅ |
| Strength and honor | ᛊᛏᚱᛖᛜᚦ᛫ᚨᚾᛞ᛫ᚺᛟᚾᛟᚱ · ᛋᛏᚱᛁᚾᚴᚦ᛫ᛅᚾᛏ᛫ᚼᚬᚾᚬᚱ |
Elder Futhark (24 runes)
Younger Futhark (16 runes)
Elder or Younger Futhark?
The Elder Futhark, with 24 runes, was used from about the 2nd to the 8th century. In the Viking Age it was cut down to the 16-rune Younger Futhark, so one rune had to stand for several sounds: Týr covers both t and d, and Kaun covers k and g. In England the runes went the other way and grew into the Anglo-Saxon Futhorc.
Pick Elder Futhark for a closer letter-by-letter match. Pick Younger Futhark for the runes actually carved on Viking rune stones.
Transliteration, not translation
This tool swaps English letters for runes; the words stay English. Vikings carved Old Norse, so for the Viking language itself, translate with the Old Norse translator first and then convert the result to runes. Rune stones often separated words with dots, which is what the word divider option adds.
Before you get a rune tattoo
Double-check every rune, and remember that the Younger Futhark loses some distinctions between letters. If you want the words themselves in Old Norse, check the translation with a specialist.