Hail to the reader! The Havamal is a collection of verses composed of
life advice, proper conduct and wisdom provided by the Allfather. The
Havamal is one of my all time personal favorite texts. I created this
book with the intention of providing an English and a Younger Futhark
version of all the verses. Then I came to the realization that the true
Younger Futhark was not meant to compliment such modern languages like
English. Translating English into basic Younger Futhark is no problem.
On the other hand, translating Younger Futhark into English is a pretty
complicated challenge. This is because a single Younger Futhark
character can represent four English letters. So I had to come up with a
solution. I created the Vinland Younger Futhark runic alphabet. Creating
a Younger Futhark alphabet to represent the English language was an
inevitable outcome. The Vinland Younger Futhark is composed of all the
original Younger Futhark characters. The Vinland Younger Futhark just
fills in the gaps by slightly modifying the Younger Futhark characters
to represent each English letter it already represented to begin with. I
hope you enjoy this Havamal and I wish nothing but the best for you and
your family!
