For example, as The Week sums up, said runes are used in literal ways throughout the film, though it helps to know what they mean ahead of time. There's the upward arrow / T-shaped rune known as Twaz or Teiwaz that represents the Norse god Tyr, a brave and powerful male deity who sacrifices his arm to the giant wolf Fenrir. So who's the sacrificial character who gets to wear this rune? Christian (Jack Reynor), of course. The character's name is pretty on the nose when it comes to a religious analysis, but the runic associate is just as literal.