Rune Poems from Bergen, Norway, 13th and 14th Century
By Unknown
Translated by Eirill Falck
monostich in runes, etched on wood
My love ᛬ kiss me
____
distich in runes, etched on wood in two pieces
remember ᛬ me ᛬ I ᛬ remember ᛬ you
love ᛬ me ᛬ I ᛬ love ᛬ you
____
desiderium in runes, etched on wood
I love a wife not mine
I will leave her
when mountains walk
᛬
wisewoman, how we love
rends the Earth
᛬
I will leave her
when ravens pale
᛬
pale as the snow
on migrating mountains
Translated from the runic alphabet
Source:
Poetry
(May 2022)