At the roots of the mountains, in long, In the dark corridors of the caves, Odin learned the difficult art of dwarfs - the magic of metals and fire.
Finally, he decided to learn the secrets of the dead. For nine days and nights he hung on the branch of Yggdrasilla, pierced by a javelin, sacrificed to himself. Here runes flowed down to him from the underworld. He understood their great secret and the power they give. He became their lord and thus, like no one before and then, powerful. For there was power in the runes, life and death. Having accepted the runes, heard Odin also chants. Runes songs. There are eighteen songs and only Odin knows them in full. The first is called the Song of Help. It is sung with anxiety, quarrels and any diseases. The second is the Song of Healing. The Song of Possession blunts enemies with the blades of swords and thwarts deception. Liberation Song liberates from shackles and ties. Others hold back enemy missiles, they soothe envy and opposing winds. They protect against witches and in battle. The song of resurrection brings the dead back to life. The Song of Delusion is effective for beautiful girls in virginity. final, the Eighteenth Song is the most powerful, but only Odin knows her name.
So Odin learned the secrets of the world. He has the greatest power and wisdom, but still the future was an unsolved mystery. Nomy would not reveal it to him, and Ragnarok was like an impenetrable black cloud. Now the fate of the world depended on it, whether Odin will know the truth.