I was told (better do more studies myself, apparently), that Runic
inscriptions were written right to left. That's what I get for
trusting word of mouth.

I'm also having trouble finding suitable reference material on runes
and ancient Norse language. Most of what I've found deals with
primarily with the runes metaphysical properties, and I have found
very few linguistic references. Any recomendations?

Thanks again,
Pete

P.S. Am I right in shortening the double consonants of the English
transliterations to single runes? I was led to believe that spelling
conventions were often sacrificed for the convenience of carving.