The Elder Futhark is the oldest known set of the Scandinavian Futhark. It consists of 24 runes. Later, the Futhark was both expanded and contracted to fit the needs of the varied groups using them; at its largest, in the Anglo-Saxon Futhork, it reached 33, while the most striking reduction occurred later in Scandinavia, was 16 runes. Through all of the changes, however, the alphabet retained its basic order. The Germans had divided the Futhork into three parts consisting of 8 runes apiece in a fixed order. These were called aettir; aett is the Old Norse word for families or generations. Each aett was named for the rune that began it: Fehu, Hagalaz and Tiwaz.
Fehu
Uruz
Thurisaz
Ansuz
Raido
Kenaz
Gebo
Wunjo
Hagalaz
Nauthiz
Isa
Jera
Eihwaz
Peorth
Elhaz
Sowelu
Tiwaz
Berkana
Ehwaz
Mannaz
Laguz
Inguz
Dagaz
Othalaz
For the history and lore surrounding these runes, try the following nodes:
-Norse Mythology
-Odin
-Younger Futhark
And to learn how to cast and interpret runes, go here.