Vickers continued to read up on the Algiz rune, which covered a lot of things, but the Professor was probably after the essentials. He raised his hand again and replied "The essential meaning of Algiz is protection, which covers both the defensive as well as offensive forms. The rune's shape has been likened to the Norse God Heimdal who has both his arms outstretched with one hand bearing his sword and the other his horn. "