Full Elder Futhark sets and miniature carved runestones.Twenty-four, then sixteenThe Elder Futhark has twenty-four characters and was used across Germanic Europe until around the eighth century. The Vikings themselves used the Younger Futhark, which is shorter, sixteen runes, even though the language had more sounds, so single runes had to cover several. Most modern sets sold as Viking are in fact Elder Futhark.Cut and engraved by hand, supplied with a pouch.