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Hello everyone,

I am getting a geometric/blackwork Viking sleeve and want to include a message to my son. I want to make absolutely sure the Old Norse translation and the Younger Futhark (Long Branch) transliteration are historically accurate before getting it inked.

Original Meaning (German): "Geh deinen Weg, mein Sohn. Doch in meiner Halle hast du stets einen Platz." (Roughly in English: "Go your way, my son. But in my hall you will always have a seat.")

Proposed Old Norse Translation: Far þinn veg, sonr minn. En í höll minni átt þú ávalt sæti.

Proposed Younger Futhark (Long Branch): ᚠᛅᚱ ᛬ ᚦᛁᚾ ᛬ ᚢᛁᚴ ᛬ ᛋᚢᚾᛦ ᛬ ᛘᛁᚾ ᛬ ᛁᚾ ᛬ ᛁ ᛬ ᚼᚢᛚ ᛬ ᛘᛁᚾᛁ ᛬ ᛅᛏ ᛬ ᚦᚢ ᛬ ᛅᚢᛅᛚᛏ ᛬ ᛋᛅᛏᛁ

Could someone please verify if the grammar, word choice, and runic spelling are correct? Any feedback or corrections from experts here would be highly appreciated! Thank you!

ᛏᛅᚢᛦ:ᚠᛁ:ᛏᛅᚢᛁᛅ:ᚠᚱᛅᚾᛏᚱ:ᛏᛅᚢᛦ:ᛋᛁᛅᛚᚠᚱ:ᛁᛏ:ᛋᛅᛘᛅ:ᛁᚾ:ᚢᚱᚦᛋᛏᛁᛦ:ᛏᛅᚢᛦ:ᛅᛚᛏᚱᛅᚴᛁ:ᚼᚢᛅᛁᛘ:ᛁᛦ:ᛋᛁᛦ:ᚴᚢᚦᛅᚾ:ᚴᛁᛏᚱ

Think Viking influence disappeared from Barnsley 1,000 years ago?

Tha

Old English þū (“thou”)

Thee

Old English þē

Old Norse

barn → bairn, leika → laik, gapa → gawp and myki → muck.

Six everyday words with surprisingly old roots.

I’ve put together a quick One Minute History exploring where they came from.

I'm sure theres many more Norse influences around Barnsley and Yorkshire, please feel free to share.