Talk:Runes/@comment-43309486-20190831095159

How the runes got to Halkeginia is hinted at in both the Light Novels and the Anime. The author, who equated 'Brimir' with 'Ymir', the great giant, may have anticipated the explanation - it could have been introduced by Brimir himself. Accordingly, a Nordic origin Brimirs would be accepted. In the above article, the runic inscriptions are described very correctly as originating from the Futhark, and the author has also distinguished between the phonetic meaning and the word meaning - a single rune may have the meaning of a whole term or word. In fact, such meanings were used in a magical tradition, which was handed down under the collective term 'Galdor magic', for magical purposes. These could be remnants of shamanistic thought. So what could be more appropriate than using a rune script to depict magical events, such as closing a pact with a familiar? They have something mysterious about them. In the form shown in the anime and the novels, the runes represent the ancient writing of Halkeginia, as indicated by their presence above the entrance to the secret library. The newer literature uses an advertised form of the Latin script. The difference is immediately apparent: the Latin script is a script capable of writing on paper or parchment with a pen, while the runic script is a script that is either carved or chiselled.