Five runes on a comb
If you’re wondering where to start reading runes, I’d begin with these five letters on a small comb.
The Futhark Pro journal
There is a story
behind every sign.
A comb, a stone, a few carved letters. There’s a lot to notice once you start looking.
Which runes did the Vikings use?
Those two rune charts you’ve seen may both be right. They just belong to different periods.
Make the first eight runes familiar
Here’s a small practice routine you can try without learning all 24 runes at once.
A stone that keeps the alphabet
I like this stone as a first comparison: you can follow the alphabet without having to translate a sentence.
Reading an object that no longer exists
The original golden horns are gone. Their inscription survives because people recorded it before they were lost.
What does “oldest rune stone” really mean?
When I read about the oldest runes, I want to know how researchers worked out the date. Svingerud is a good place to look.
A king’s message at Jelling
Harald’s stone remembers his parents and tells a much bigger story about how he wanted his rule to be seen.
What a rune converter actually does
You can write a name in runes here, but the converter isn’t translating it into an ancient language. Let me show you what changes.
Why copied runes look different
Copied a rune into another app and noticed a different shape? The character may still be exactly the same.
