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Is Elder Futhark Old Norse?

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Accordingly, did the vikings use elder or younger futhark?

The Viking period kicked off with Norse still using the Elder Futhark, which is the one that most closely resembles the Italic scripts that it came from. The Futhark consists of 24 runes. Each rune likely had a name, chosen to represent the sound of the rune itself.

By Harden Leimbach

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