r/RuneHelp

3K archived posts · May 2023 – Sep 2026

RuneHelp

r/RuneHelp

A dedicated home for asking what those runes you found mean or how to write that cool phrase of yours in runes.

Created May 7, 2023

3.2KMembers (last snapshot)

3KArchived posts

Rules

All posts must be on topic. - This sub is about helping each other learn how to read and write with ancient Germanic alphabets (normally called “runes”). Posts that don’t fit that description belong elsewhere.
All top-level comments must answer OP’s question. - Obviously not every post must be a question and, when it isn’t, this rule does not apply. However, when the post is looking for answers, top-level comments must be answers.
All help and advice given must meet our quality standards. - This sub doesn’t require participants to be credentialed academics and it doesn’t even require most answers to cite academic sources. However, answers must be helpful, must stand up to a basic level of academic scrutiny, and must not contain pseudoscience. We encourage amateur participation, but if you are unsure whether your answer meets these criteria, please consider that you may not be qualified to answer this one.
Interact with kindness and good faith assumptions. - This sub's core goal is to promote a friendly and safe learning environment for all, especially for people with common misconceptions or people who are completely new to the world of runology. Unsolicited negative opinions (even if they may be widely agreed upon) will be removed.
All discussions should be had from an etic perspective. - This is not a spiritual advice sub. Rather, we discuss historical and contemporary rune usage through the lens of outside observers attempting to make objective observations. We may discuss spirituality from an academic viewpoint at times, but we do not advise on how to apply spirituality in your own life.
Absolutely no racism or bigotry. - Racism and bigotry will not be tolerated on this sub. For example, if you have complaints about a religious group, this is not the sub for it.
Want to make a promotional post? Ask the mods first! - Have something you'd like to promote, maybe another subreddit or a podcast of some sort? Possibly a production being released in the near future? Send us a message first and we'll chat about it.

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