Used from the 2nd to the 8th Century, the elder Futhark runes were the oldest form of the runic alphabet. In the late 8th Century it was simplified to the Younger Futhark with only 16 characters. We have all 24 elder Futhark runes in either hand-carved hazelwood, snow obsidian stone, or hand-cut leather & a book explaining all about the runes.