| The two were draped completely in dark robes patterned with runes and ancient text. |
| The runes also show a path of progression from the Elder Futhark, to the Anglo-Saxon runes with some influence from Ogham, to English. |
| There were several different versions of some of the runes, and individual runes might be carved back-to-front or upside down. |
| Two stone pillars held an arched roof up, which itself was engraved with runes and other types of symbols. |
| Covering the hilt were runes of some lost language, and in the centre was an impressive green gemstone. |
| Anyone can make a set of runes by burning the symbols on bits of wood or painting them on stones worn smooth by water. |
