01/18/2026
Love this guy’s interpretations.
Hoenir
A god from Norse Mythology who, in some stories, was one of three gods to create humans. He is also associated with storks because of the etymology of his name, which in proto germanic means stork - or it is a loan word from greek to proto germanic meaning "the swan-like one." Thus, he would be the origin of the folklore that storks deliver babies, as he was one of three gods to create the first humans
For that reason, I've depicted him with a stork headdress and, on his garment, are petroglyph ships filled with people, symbolizing him carrying into the world the first humans. And the reason he is hovering runes from his hands is ...
Hoenir is a project I've been building for over a year now, and you can find it on my site. Check my bio for the Old Norse translator. It is an English to Old Norse translator - not just a rune converter - but actually turning English words into Old norse, and yes, you can also see those words in many different viking valhalla odin futharks. Therefore, Hoenir is hovering the runes cause he is bringing you the capability to experience this old language and play around with it
It is still in an early stage, so it might do quirky things, so you can just let me know if you encounter something funny. You can learn more about it on the page as well, i can't write too much here, sadly :) but i hope you find it fun and enjoy!
