Futhark runes

[dewi]

Does anyone understand how to translate English into Futhark runes?

Apart from 26 characters reduced to 24, some of the runes are double lettered... little bit confusing.

More than happy to buy books if anyone can recommend some?

 

[forestwalker]

First you need to decide what type of runes you want to use (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Runes#Runic_alphabets). The elder futhark has a larger character set, so it is easier to transcribe into modern western European languages. Are you looking at using them semi-frequently, or just for a one-time project?


P..S. There is an Anglo-Saxon runic alphabet: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Runes#Anglo-Saxon_runes_.285th_to_11th_centuries.29

 

[crosslandkelly]

Try here. http://the-oracle-answers.com/write-in-runes/

 

[boatman]

Nice programme, thanks. I have just bought a copy of the futhark seax. Found in the Thames it has the runic "alphabet" on the blade.

 

[Damo!]

Id be keen to see a photo of that seax please?

 

[Dreadhead]

Aye there are various runic alphabets from different time periods and regions. I use Futhark the most as it is the more generic that people identify with. I have a rune punch set from leprevo but the translations on the back are wrong (at least to my knowledge). Here is a basic wee guide. Remember it was an alphabet for the scandinavian/germanic tongue so W and V are the same, and C and K are the same. Some symbols represent a single sound that we create with a combination of two letters.

 

[Dreadhead]

Nice programme, thanks. I have just bought a copy of the futhark seax. Found in the Thames it has the runic "alphabet" on the blade.

got any pictures? would love to see it

 

[boatman]

The original
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seax_of_Beagnoth

Number of sellers including this one. I chose an American seller so as not to promote any particular British one.
http://deepeeka.in/seax-of-beagnoth.html

 

[Floki]

This book is great for beginners, it teaches the history of runes, how to use them, how to write them, how to read them...+ its really cheap i got it for 6quid (used)

Amazon link: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/0892810939/ref=olp_product_details?_encoding=UTF8&me=



Cheers Floki

 

[dewi]

Blimey... plenty of info to get my teeth into... thank you all

I'm planning on one or two items to use it for at the moment, but if they look good, I might make more.

I've got some reading to do