"To Midgard yes, but originally they came from Odin to us. That is, the Norns use them to carve the fate of men and gods alike on Yggdrasil's trunk at the well of Urd. Odin hung on a branch of Yggdrasil, gazing into the fathoms below where Urðarbrunnr was located, impaled on his own spear for nine days and nine nights." Loki paused, being sure she was following. "There are many older books in the library still, that use a language that is not quite runes, but look to be similar if pale imitations."