Runic inscription on Finn's mug
At the beggining of the Adventure Time episode Card Wars we can see Finn drinking from a wooden mug with runic inscriptions:
I've tried my best to figure out what those runes are, and my googling headed me to Wikipedia (Adventure Time Wikia doesn't mention the mug nor the runes).
In order of appearance in the mug I've identified the runes below:
__ᚦ
_ᚠ
ᛗᚨᚿ_
_ᛚᛖ
Which seems to be some Elder Futhark runes. But even if I can identify some runes, the meaning is a mistery for me.
Does anyone know what the meaning of the inscriptions is and from where Finn got this mug?
Best Answer
Look! It's also green:
And the information on all the runes in the series is in the Adventure Time Wiki.
The wiki cites this page, where character designer Andy Ristaino (skronked) said:
i'm not totally sure i'm remembering correctly, but i think it's supposed to say "cup of many ales", or maybe "pitcher of many ales". it's a magical object that could pour out any sort of liquid.
Here are the individual letters, which I individually linked to Wikipedia pages:
??p ?? ???? ???
The "p" looks like thorn (รพ), but "th" doesn't make sense here so it's obviously supposed to be a "p". I also don't think that they're from the same set of futhark, as you can see on the Wikipedia pages. Taking everything into account, it says "cup of many ale".
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What do the runes on Finns mug say?
Taking everything into account, it says "cup of many ale".What is runic inscription?
consisting of or set down in runes: runic inscriptions. having some secret or mysterious meaning: runic rhyme. (of ornamental knots, figures, etc.) of an interlaced form seen on ancient monuments, metalwork, etc., of the northern European peoples. of the ancient Scandinavian class or type, as literature or poetry.What is the oldest runic inscription?
The oldest known runic inscription dates to 160 and is found on the Vimose Comb discovered in the bog of Vimose, Funen.The Rök Runic Inscription Read in Old Swedish by Henrik Williams
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