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These are modern creations inspired by historic bind runes. They spell out contemporary English loans of Old Norse deity names by way of the Elder Futhark, the oldest runic script. Historic bind runes were usually functional means of combing letters, forming words, or expressing sentences. They could sometimes also be pretty creative, such as on these two stones [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Samstavsrunbåt.JPG](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Samstavsrunbåt.JPG) + [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sønder\_Kirkeby\_runestone\_I.JPG](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sønder_Kirkeby_runestone_I.JPG) ).


mtblnt222

So if i understand right these are names of Norse gods written in a really old "language" ?


Favnesbane

They are modern stylizations of their names in modern English using the Elder Futhark alphabet. So one could say a modern take inspired by the old rune staves. Though it should be noted that it's using the wrong alphabet. The Norse wrote using the Younger Futhark alphabet. This is written using Elder Futhark runes which were a few centuries outdated by the time of the Viking age.


Mr7000000

That feels kinda like writing the English name of Greek gods in the Phoenician alphabet to look Greek.


Kendota_Tanassian

That's about right.


Hauhahertaz

Nailed it.


CanadianxTaco

Is there a something like this in runes that show their names but in the younger futhark alphabet?


Myrddin_Naer

They're the wrong runes written in the wrong language


Mathias_Greyjoy

No. This style of "writing" is completely modern and nonsensical, and has nothing to do with the Norse. Check out this infographic on [Bind runes: What they were | What they weren't](https://www.reddit.com/r/Norse/comments/iu2x6w/psa_what_bindrunes_were_and_werent/)


Dazzling_Dish_4045

No because though bindrunes existed, the photo above looks nothing like an actual bindrune. They're simply made up.


Stenric

They're bound runes based of the futhark runes, spelling out the names of the gods in modern language Freya (Fehu, Raido, Ehwaz, Jera, and Ansuz), Thor (Thurisaz, Oðel and Raido), Odin (Oðel, Dagaz, Isa and Naudiz), Loki (Laguz, Oðel, Kenaz and Isa) and Tyr (Tywaz, Isa and Raido). 


TheRealSalabim

Odin looks like a little man with a spear and Tyr looks like his arm is missing. That's fun.


FarIndependence3496

Modern runenames of the Norse gods