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Runes are the Viking alphabet. A rune is a symbol that stands for a sound.

The runic alphabet was called the Futhark, and there were various versions of it. The original Elder Futhark had 24 runes. In Iceland, it was reduced down to 16-18, while the anglo-saxons expanded it up to 32 runes.

A Google search of "Futhark" will show what they looked like.

The Futhark was called "Futhark" because of the first six runes. Fehu, Uruz, Thurisaz, Ansuz, Raido, Kenaz.

F-U-Th-A-R-K, just as the roman "alphabet" is called that because of the first two letters. Alpha-Beta.

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