Hi Pertti!

There are several extant rune inscriptions with love declarations.

Here's one example with a photo of the inscription:

http://www.nb.no/baser/runer/efullpost.php?bnr=B118

These are good too (Google them):

"Byrli minn! Unn mér! Ann ek þér af ástum ok af öllum huga!"

"Mun þú mik, man ek þik! Unn þú mér, ann ek þér!"

(Remember me, I remember you! Love me, I love you!)

Regards,
Haukur

> Greetings to all!
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> I am looking for help in a romantic affair.
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> I live in Finland in a town situated in the ancient province of
> Kaland known as Qualmark in the map of al-Idrish in the 12th century
> Sicily. I met here five years ago a woman. Our hobby has been the
> Finnish Iron Age (500 BC - 1150 AD). Now we have decided to change
> rings.
>
> According to our hobby we prefer a runic inscription in Old Norse on
> our rings. During the Finnish Iron Age proto-Norse and Old Norse was
> spoken in Scandinavia and the runes were used for writing. Old
> Norse, I believe, was known also in ancient Kaland, because it had
> good connections to Svealand, Gotland and even to the Frankish
> Kingdom.
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> I have studied Old Norse about 48 hours using Old Norse for
> beginners (http://www.hi.is/~haukurth/norse/) and English-Old Norse
> Dictionary(http://www.yorku.ca/inpar/language/English-
> Old_Norse.pdf). It is not much, but as you know, there is always
> hurry when a woman decides to get the ring - even after five years.
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> There is a place for 22 runes on the ring. I have planned a text on
> one ring like this: "Pertti has the love of Kirsi", and the other
> ring like this: "Kirsi has the love of Pertti". Pertti and Kirsi are
> of course Finnish names, the former is male and the latter female
> name. Does this sound "runic"? I have tried to translate these texts
> to Old Norse: "Perttir a astinn Kirsi" and "Kirsir a astinn Pertti".
> Can anyone tell if this is Old Norse or something else? What would
> be the correct text, gammatically and by use of words?
>
> Thank you for your kind interest and time.
>
> Pertti
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