According to a definition, motto is a short expression of a guiding principle. Mottos in ancient languages have always been popular, since they express such principles with authority and wisdom of the ancients. User friendly interface below helps to create online mottoes in Old Norse, the language of the Vikings. Catchy phrases that can be created using this tool may be also interpreted as Viking slogans or even battle cries. Such a motto would adorn a weapon as an inscription or shock enemies when shouted during a reenactment of a Viking battle.
If you would like to write your motto with runes, follow this tutorial:
How to Write in Old Norse With Runes
1. (noun) and (noun)
E.g.: blood and death
2. (noun) is (noun) to (noun)
E.g.: man is wolf to man
3. from (noun), (noun)
E.g.: from suffering , wisdom
4. (noun) (verb)
E.g.: time flies
5. (noun) is in (noun)
E.g.: gladness is in battle
Based on the Latin motto generator, with the author’s kind permission.
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Keep in mind that computer generated texts should be used with caution for any permanent use like tattoos or engravings. This tool is provided “as is”, without warranty of any kind.
This does not work for me. Can’t get it to generate any kind of motto. I select the words, click “Create motto”, and nothing happens.
Thanks for letting me know. Now it is back and running.
Thanks for fixing it! It’s great!
Can you please translate.
Luck favours a man whose courage holds .
Thank you
Hello, I was hoping to get a quote translated into Old norse. It is “Crushed men don’t hold on when shadows tower”, or something close to that. Much appriciated.
Hi all, can anyone help? I’m looking to get the sentence “i accept my woven fate” translated into old norse. I find the idea that we have predestined lives very liberating. Cheers guys
So if Icelandic is the closest language to what the Vikings spoke then does this sound about right? :
Ég samþykki ofið örlög mín
Hello, I also really want the 9 viking virtues: Courage, Honor, Truth, Fidelity, Discipline, Hospitality, Industriousness, Self-reliance, and perseverance translated into Old Norse for a tattoo, your help will be very much appreciated, thank you. All hail the All-Father.
hi guys i’m looking for the translation to old norse for my new tatoo the saying is “The warrior of the family” any help would be great thanks.
i want to translate “Victory or Valhalla”. any help? It’s for my unit in the Marines.
it should be smth very close to this, if not exactly this – “Sigr eða Valhöll”
Hi I am hoping someone can help me I would like to engrave something I bought my brother for his 18th birthday he is really into old norse stuff and I found a saying “bare is his back who has no brother” which I would love the old norse translation of.. Or Amy other brother/coming of age saying.
Thanks!
Hello Rachel.
Ber er hver að baki nema sér bróður eigi (The Saga of Grettir, chapter 82).
im trying to find the nine noble virtues of the viking in norse not english can you pleasehelp me my family originates in norway and my tatoo will not be complete with out it written the way the vikings would of written it….
courage.
truth
honour
fidelity
discipline
hospitality
self reliance
industriousness
perseverance…
Did you ever find out? I’d really like to know as well.
af sverði er dauða Agni
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