A free Fornvegr tool
Write your name in Elder Futhark
Enter a name to see how Fornvegr writes it in the older 24-character rune row. The result follows the same documented system used for every personalized artifact.
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Transliteration, not translation.
We write the sounds of a modern name with Elder Futhark characters. We do not claim to translate its meaning or reconstruct one uniquely historical spelling.
How modern names are written
The examples below are modern names written in Elder Futhark by sound, using the same mapping as the field on this page. This is transliteration. The runes record pronunciation, not a translation of the name, and they are not offered as the one historical spelling.
- Emma
- ᛖᛗᛗᚨ
- Erik
- ᛖᚱᛁᚲ
- Ingrid
- ᛁᛜᚱᛁᛞ
Type another name in the tool if you want to see how this system writes it.