The runic cryptogram of Arne Saknussemm from Jules Verne's "Journey to the Centre of the Earth" ᛯ.ᛣᚳᛚᛚᛋ ᛅᛋᛣᛅᚢᛅᛚ ᛋᛅᛅᚴᛨᛅ ᛋᛏᛋᛋᛉᚠ ᚢᚳᛏᛅᛁᛅᚠ ᚳᛁᛅᛣᛅ ᛏ,ᛋᛐᛉᚳ ᛐᛏᛣᛐᛏᛅᛋ ᛋᛐᚭᛣᛣᚳ ᛅᛉᛏᚳᛐᛅᛨ ᚳᚢᛐᛅᚴᛏ ᛣᛣᛁᛚᛋᛐ ᛐᛏᚢᛐᛐᛣ .ᚳᛋᚴᛣᚴ ᛁᛅᛐᛐᛒᛋ ᚴᚴᛣᛉᛁ ᛅᛅᚢᛏᚢᛚ ᚠᛣᛐᚳᛏᚢ ᛏ,ᛁᛐᚴ ᚭᛋᛅᛁᛒᚭ ᛅᛁᛁᛨ mm.rnlls esreuel seecjde sgtssmf unteief niedrke kt,samn atrates saodrrn emtnaej nuaect rrilsa atvaar .nscrc ieaabs ccdrmi eeutul frantu dt,iac oseibo kediiy Decoded, in Latin: In Sneffels Yoculis craterem kem delibat umbra Scartaris Julii intra calendas descende, audas viator, et terrestre centrum attinges. Kod feci. Arne Saknussemm ᛨᚳ ᛋᚳᛅᚠᚠᛅᛚᛋ ᛨᚭᚴᚢᛚᛁᛋ ᚴᛣᛐᛏᛅᛣᛅᛉ ᛅᛉ ᛅᛚᛁᛒᛐᛏ ᚢᛉᛒᛣᛐ ᛋᚴᛐᛣᛏᛐᛣᛁᛋ ᛨᚢᛚᛁᛁ ᛁᚳᛏᛣᛐ ᚴᛐᛚᛅᚳᛐᛋ ᛅᛋᚴᛅᚳᛅ, ᛐᚢᛐᛋ ᚢᛁᛐᛏᚭᛣ, ᛅᛏ ᛏᛅᛣᛣᛅᛋᛏᛣᛅ ᚴᛅᚳᛏᛣᚢᛉ ᛐᛏᛏᛁᚳᛅᛋ. ᚭ ᚠᛅᚴᛁ. ᛐᛣᚳᛅ ᛋᛐᚳᚢᛋᛋᛅᛯ Translation to French: Descends dans le cratère du Yocul de Sneffels que l'ombre du Scartaris vient caresser avant les calendes de Juillet, voyageur audacieux, et tu parviendras au centre de la Terre. Ce que j'ai fait. Arne Saknussemm Translation to English: Descend into the crater of the jökull of Snæfell, which the shadow of Scartaris touches (lit: tastes) before the Kalends of July, bold traveller, and you will attain the center of the earth. I did it. Arne Saknussemm The massage contains 3 nonstandard runes: , which Verne transliterates to g; , to d; , to k. however, in the latin text it appears as the qu in the words quem and quod. As well ᛯ is transliterated as two m's.