#ᚦᚢᚱ

[thorraborinn]

How do you spell Thor in young futhark?

ᚦᚢᚱ

In case your browser doesn't display Unicode runes, that's þurs, úr, reið.

Here it is, from the Velanda stone (I've edited it from the image on Wikipedia to make it easier to read) in the phrase Þórr vígi 'may Thor hallow/consecrate":

Later on, when the younger futhark started changing, it could also be ᚦᚯᚱ or ᚦᚮᚱ (þurs, ós, reið). That's how it's written on the Kvinneby amulet:

[w-y-r-d]

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[gatchabert]

Got my Mjölnir, hammer of Þór. Also bought some leather cord from the same place but found these colored leather cords on etsy instead. Yes, I braided the cords myself. #grimfrostclan #mjolnir #mjölnir #Þór #Þórr #thor #ᚦᚢᚱ #mybraidingneedswork #burtonandbuck (at San Francisco, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/CL57JLRnDVh/?igshid=cksjqmf3234z

[freyjas-fire]

When the rooster crows in the dead of winter, causing folks to chill and shiver; the living and the dead alike, will hear the death knell as it strikes. For Ragnarok of foretold myth, will turn kin against their kith; A battle of the Gods begins, causes the world to meet its’ end. -M.L Kiser #ragnarök #ragnarok #thor #thorgodofthunder #donar #ᚦᚢᚱ #thorragnarok #þórr #seiðrkona #seiðr #seidr #norsemythology #heathensofinstagram #heathen #heathenry #asatruar #asatru #ásatrú #vikings #viking #heyoka #heyokalife https://www.instagram.com/p/CEN2_35ni8t/?igshid=wfp3nkynikb8

[thorsvinur]

I was asked in response to my earlier post about my focus on Þórr, in this case vs Óðinn but I imagine it can apply to most any comparison.

It's partially based on history and partially based on personal experiences. Starting with history, Þórr was very much popular amongst the general population, and in a lot of ways it seems that while the political and military elite favored Óðinn for obvious reasons, outside of that it was Þórr (and Freyr) who tended to occupy the high spot in worship. In Adam of Bremen's description of the Temple of Uppsala, it's Þórr whose statue occupies the central and most prominent position with Óðinn and Freyr flanking him.

Using theonymic place names (I don't remember if that's the totally correct term) to help fill in the gaps, Þórr also seems to be widely popular in terms of places named after him while Óðinn is more popular in certain areas, especially in Denmark iirc, but that kinda makes sense as well since the martial aspect of the culture was more prominent and a lot of power consolidation was occurring there. Same with spots in Norway. Meanwhile, Iceland has a total or near total absence of place names containing Óðinn as an element, but they were also more conservative and resistant to the sort of power consolidation that was going on in the mainland areas, and remained more democratic. This also lends credence to Óðinn's increased popularity amongst nobility and military elite.

Beyond that, runic inscriptions such as ᚦᚢᚱ᛫ᚢᛁᚴᛁ (Þórr vigi, Thor bless/protect) in a number of places and his function as a consecrator, hallower, etc suggest that he was pretty well regarded as a protector and guardian figure. Terry Gunnell's Pantheon? What Pantheon? article also shows how he may have been worshiped as a sort of all-purpose god. It also suggests that the average person may have only really had one or a small handful of gods whom they normally worshiped, and that worship of a larger pantheon or family of gods was likely reserved for major gatherings where people from a variety of backgrounds were in attendance, such as the blót at Uppsala described by Adam of Bremen.

On a personal level, I simply feel a lot closer to Þórr than I ever really have to Óðinn. My hobbies and interests, while sometimes venturing into Óðinn's territory such as poetry, galdr, etc.; tend to be more in line with what feels like Þórr's area such as smithing (I feel no connection at all to Völundr), brewing, etc. Plus he's always had more of a "highly respected friend" feel to him, at least to me personally. I don't really know that I'd call my self a henotheist, there are a couple of other deities with whom I feel a closeness and to whom I do give offerings and prayers on occasion, but I'm not far off from it. At least for major deities; I do give offerings to my house and land spirits as well, but that's on a separate level.

And this isn't to say that I straight up don't like Óðinn or that I feel it stupid or incorrect to worship him (although I won't say that he isn't often a dick); absolutely not. It's just not what I've come to feel is really right for me. But that's also kind of the beauty here. While there are certain things that are pretty solidly central and important to Old Norse religion or religious systems, there's no real mandate on whom one has to worship, and as more research is done there's more evidence suggesting that this sort of variety was more commonplace historically than has previously been thought.

Okay, I can kinda see why Tumblr was cutting me off there.

[thegirlwhohid]

In Germanic mythology, Thor (/θɔːr/; from Old Norse: Þórr, runic ᚦᚢᚱ þur) is a hammer-wielding god associated with thunder, lightning, storms, oak trees, strength, the protection of mankind and also hallowing and fertility.

Thor moodboard

Gods and goddesses: (16/150)

[thetrueaphnorway]

Thor, the god of Thunder.

Thor, from Old Norse Þórr (runic ᚦᚢᚱ), is the god of Thunder, storms, lightning, oak trees, strenght, the protection of mankind, hallowing and fertility. In a few words, he's got a lot of work...(i sure wouldn't be able to handle it).

Old English refers to him as Þunor, and Old High German as Donar. The root of all of those names is the word "Þunraz", meaning thunder.

Thor apears in numerous tales of the Norse mythology, being one of the most popular gods, in which he bears fifteen different names and is, contrarily to popular depictions, red haired and red bearded(Marvel got it all wrong!), and described as having fierce eyes.

He was fhe husband of the golden haired god Sif, associated with the earth, with which he had the godess and possible valkirie Thrud. He fathered Móði, who's mother is Járnsaxa, and Magni, who's mother is unknown. He had a step son, the god Ullr. Thor also had numerous siblings and servants. That's gonna make a lot of people at the family dinner...

He wields the Mjölnir, one of the most powerful and fearsome weapons in thw world, a hammer said powerful enough to level mountains. Its short handle is the result of a flaw in its manifacture.

[atheostic]

Oh My Gods!: Thor (ᚦᚢᚱ)

Note: Þ and ð are both pronounced like “th”.

Name variants: Þórr, Þunor, Donar,  Þonar, Thur

God of: Thunder, lightning, storms, oak trees, strength, the protection of humankind, hallowing, and fertility.

Son of: Odin Allfather and Jörð (the personification of Earth)

Race/ethnicity: Mixed (Ás-Jötnar), although the Norse considered him an Ás since only the father’s lineage was considered important.

Siblings: Baldr, Víðarr, and Váli are the best attested. Heimdall, Meili, Víðarr, Nepr, Áli, Hildólfr, Hermóðr, Sigi, Skjöldr, Yngvi-Freyr, Ítreksjóð, Sæmingr, Höðr, and Bragi are also listed in some versions of the text.

Married to: Sif

Notable things about him:

- He rides a chariot pulled by two goats, which he kills and eats every night. He then wraps up the bones in the goatskins and the next day the goats come back to life none the worse for wear.

- He is the best drinker among all the gods. The Norse had a thing about having drinking contests of who could drink the most from a drinking horn in one breath and according to the story of The Tale of Útgarða-Loki (found in the Gylfaginning chapter 44) he once drank so much from a drinking horn that was attached to the ocean that it created the tides. In the same instance he wrestled with Old Age herself and nearly bested her but was eventually brought to his knees because none can defeat Old Age, not even a god.

- Is considered to be the embodiment of manliness. Like, “he’s so manly he was born with a beard” (no, really, he was born with a beard)

- Can pass for a really gorgeous babe when he chooses to dress up as a woman (which he canonically did in Þrymskviða).

- In the Hobbit, Bilbo tricking the trolls into talking until the sunrise so that they would turn to stone is directly borrowed from what Thor once did to a Dwarf (Alvis) who demanded Thor’s daughter’s hand in marriage (the story is called Alvíssmál).

- Two of his sons are some of the handful of survivors of Ragnarök, the end of our universe and the beginning of the next. His hammer survives too and is passed on to one of his sons.

[ramenforafool]

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[lostpear]

Day Two: the first stop on the Golden Circle to see Öxarárfoss waterfall in Þingvellir... (Like "th" in Thor or Þórr or ᚦᚢᚱ). Lots of tourists... Gotta wait your turn with the waterfall! (at Þingvellir National Park) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bz4IWGij-nB/?igshid=png8jzcupqf4

[w-y-r-d]

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Hello, and welcome to my blog. You can call me Wyrd. I'm 28, he/him pronouns, bisexual, happily engaged, and neurodivergent.

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[thorraborinn]

Hey, forst time on tumbler xD I'm just starting to make my battlevest and I planned to make it around a viking theme with a few things written. The things I'm planning to write/sew are "Valhalla awaits me" and another thing that's planned is Odin, Thor and Tyr. Could you help me a tiny bit to make sure I write it correctly and in the same runic "Version"

That's cool, I'm working on something similar myself. I'm not exactly sure what you're looking for (for example, whether you want it to be in Old Norse language and matching runes, or in English, or if you want different runes) but I'll do it in Viking-age language and runes, and if you want something else feel free to follow up.

In circa-800's language, "Valhalla awaits me" would be Valhǫll bíðʀ mín. This could be written either ᚢᛅᛚᚼᛅᛚ᛬ᛒᛁᚦᛦ᛬ᛘᛁᚾ or ᚢᛅᛚᚼᛅᛚ᛬ᛒᛁᚦᚱ᛬ᛘᛁᚾ (this is in long-twig runes, you could switch them out for short-twig if you prefer).

For the gods, I would write them:

Odin: ᚢᚦᛁᚾ

Thor: ᚦᚢᚱ

Tyr: ᛏᛁᛦ or ᛏᚢᛦ (it is actually written ᛏᛁᚢᛦ in a real inscription, so you could do that too).

[thorraborinn]

The "vigi" in ᚦᚢᚱ᛫ᚢᛁᚴᛁ means "Hallow", but doesn't ᚢᛁᚴᛁ/vígi also mean "slay"? Is í written with another rune or is it up for the reader to interpret? Þorr Slay sounds like a cool curse admittedly.

Not exactly, but functionally, yes, this is basically true because of the non-specificity of the runes. To say “may Þórr slay” would actually be Þórr vegi, a word which is sometimes written vigi in Old Norse. The “hallow” word is the one with the long vowel, vígi (third-person singular subjunctive of the infinitive vígja), which is confusing because there is also a noun, víg ‘battle, killing.’ But we do have context clues, not in every case individually but enough to see a pattern. To read þur ⁓ uiki ⁓ þisi ⁓ kuml from inscription DR 110 as saying ‘may Þórr slay this memorial stone,’ or þur ' uiki ' þasi ' runaʀ from DR 209 as ‘may Þórr slay these runes’ doesn’t really make a lot of sense. Meanwhile we have a direct textual connection between the hammer and at vígja ‘to hallow’ in Þrymskviða, when they need to bring forth the hammer to consecrate the wedding of Þrymr and Þórr the imposter Freyja.

On the other hand, we do have E DR419, þur uigi þik þorsa trutin ‘may Þórr uigi you, lord of thurses’ which is interpreted as meaning ‘slay,’ in what seems to be a magical inscription for curing some kind of ailment or disease. To me, and not just to me, this does suggest that there could be some deliberate wordplay happening here based on the similarity of the two words. There could possibly also be reason to speculate that by slaying vega/viga he is also hallowing vígja by driving harmful beings out, though it’s hard to work that interpretation into Þrymskviða and it doesn’t seem necessary, even if possible.