| His brother had spent nearly all day and night trying to carve a simple rune into the face of a small amethyst. |
| There was a Danish king of that name who was famed for his generosity, to whom the rune poem probably refers. |
| Every stone of the edifice was marked with a rune, coursing with magical strength. |
| One may also bury a piece of wood inscribed with a protection rune or script. |
| Furthermore, several rune alphabets or futharks have been left behind to puzzle scholars. |
| Nearly all the stones were cut in perfect spheres each with a rune that marked the element that they represented. |
