Runic code

Adventure Time sometimes includes secret messages written in a runic code. This code is a substitution cipher using a traditional runic alphabet similar to the one seen on this page or to the runic alphabet used in the Ultima games.

Alphabet
The following table includes only the letters so far confirmed by messages seen in the show.



Pitcher in "Video Makers"


A secret message appears on the pitcher that Finn uses to pour drinks in "Video Makers". It appears to translate to "Cup of many ale" with the last letter of the third word appearing to be the rune for Y. However, at one point in the animation, it seems to change to the rune for A. Series character designer Andy Ristaino has stated the message should be "Cup of many ales," although the S does not appear on the pitcher.

Sword in "Morituri Te Salutamus"


In "Morituri Te Salutamus" the message written on the Fight King's sword appears to clearly translate to the sentence "To fight is to live."

Staff in "Storytelling"
A secret message appears only once on the staff of the Forest Wizard when he bashed Finn on the head with it. If you flip the image horizontally the runes spell "FACE."