Slow Havamal: 143

In verse 143, we learn that Odin carved the runes for the gods, Dain for the elves, Dvalin for the dwarves, Asvid for the giants, and the narrator also carved runs, perhaps for humans.

There are apparently multiple sets of runes. Is it a single set translated for different levels of being, or does each of these groups have a piece of a whole? We don’t know, but importantly it was Odin who learned the runes in order to share them with the gods. ( Read more... )