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The Anglo Saxon Rune Poem was originally a song handed down, it is part of an oral tradition to help people remember the runes. It was not a series of riddles as some have suggested.
You can read my translation of the anglo saxon rune poem here https://steemit.com/runic/@patrick987/the-anglo-saxon-rune-poem-a-poetic-translation