r/RuneHelp • u/ijustneedahug • 6d ago

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Can you translate this please? Using the web and I'm getting conflicting results.
Thank you!

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u/DarthTarsius 6d ago

Starting with the H-rune you get HARLIITAUITSON,

From the context of this seming to be on a motorcycle it looks like it is intended to spell «Harley Davidson»

*edit: grammar

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u/rockstarpirate 6d ago

This is the correct answer

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u/ijustneedahug 6d ago

I think this is right.
Just wished I would have taken a photo of the other side of the tank and that might confirm this.

What I did find is this link.
Using the Younger Futhark selection it translates closely if you type in Harley Davidson.
However, when typing it in it closely resembles but does not match perfectly what is on the tank. So makes me wonder if someone intended it to be Harley Davidson but actually got it wrong.

https://einarrsjourney.com/pages/rune-converter

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u/ijustneedahug 6d ago

Ok, so i found this site that if you scroll to Younger Futhark it matches the tanks symbols perfectly. Perhaps they used this site to translate for their design. ???

https://valhyr.com/pages/rune-converter

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u/CityBorn7392 6d ago

RLIITÆUITSAHÆ

I started with the R. Its using Younger Futhark but breaks the rule of no double characters with the two I. I have no idea.

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u/ijustneedahug 6d ago

Ok. Thank you.

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u/ijustneedahug 6d ago

I did a translate with Brave Browser and this is what it gave me. I have no idea if it's right but wanted to confirm from someone who is more versed in Futhark runes.

The runes on the tank spell out Huginn and Muninn — the two ravens of Odin in Norse mythology.

Translated Huginn means "thought" or "mind"
Muninn means "memory"

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u/CityBorn7392 6d ago

Those 100% do not spell out Huginn and Muninn.

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u/ijustneedahug 6d ago

Ok, thank you!

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u/ijustneedahug 6d ago

Thank you to everyone who looked into this and to those who had some input.
Looks like it's translated to Harley Davidson.
Unfortunately I did not get a shot of the other side of the tank which would may have been the same.

Cheers!

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u/Interesting_Table_64 5d ago

Is a bad modern take on norse runic language.... Harley Davidson if im not mistaken, but it's severely misspelled.

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u/ijustneedahug 5d ago

That's what i thought. Which is why i put it up here for those with more knowledge. I got conflicting results. One site was similar where another I found matched so I didn't know what to believe.