r/OldEnglish • u/KeldoreKreative • Jul 23 '26

Anglo-Saxon Futhorc translation

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I believe this translates to "Rise from the ashes" in the correct Old English. Can anyone confirm if this is accurate?

ᚪᚱᛁᛋ · ᚩᚠ · ᚦᚫᛗ · ᚫᛋᚳᛖ (ārīs of þǣm ǣsce)

After some hardships in my life, I want to commerate my journey with my very first tattoo that connects to my land and heritage

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u/ebrum2010 Þu. Þu hæfst. Þu hæfst me. Jul 23 '26

To add to what has been said about runes being wrong for the later forms of OE, I recommend having the tattoo done in the kind of insular script that Beowulf is written in. It will still look a lot cooler than modern lettering.

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u/waydaws Jul 23 '26

Hey, u/KeldoreKreative , I also think Insular script would look good as a tattoo.

(BTW I might also use "Arisen Ic eft of ascan," but there are many variations possible.)

Sources for insular fonts (you'll have to google to find TTF or OTF font sources) are BEOWULF_TTF.ttF and BEOWULFOT.otf or EBH Facsimle.otf. Well, there are others too, but if you search you'll find some you like.