In the remote wilderness of Ontario, a small stone etched with strange symbols has sparked renewed debate among historians and archaeologists. Discovered by chance, the artifact may contain runes, ...

Since the 1830s, a mysterious and massive runestone in the woods of Oklahoma has fascinated and baffled those who've attempted to explain its origins. The runestone reads "GNOMEDAL," or "sundial ...

Write Your Name in Runes. By Nicole Sanderson; Posted 04.28.11; NOVA; Runes are the characters of the alphabet used by the Vikings and other Germanic peoples from about the second to the 15th ...

The mysterious Viking runes found in a landlocked US state. 31 October 2022. ... carved into the towering stone circa 1000 CE by Norse explorers who travelled up the Arkansas River to this remote ...

The proposal has enraged many Swedes, who see Norse runes as part of their shared history. ... a Danish Viking age ruler, combines the runic equivalent of the letters “H” and “B”. ...

Known as Runriket, or Rune Kingdom, this collection of more than 100 Viking age runestones – ancient lichen-crusted slabs of Old Norse inscriptions – are beautiful relics that shine a light on ...

The runes, which were found engraved on a whetstone (a stone used for sharpening knives), date to sometime around 1,000 years ago when the Vikings (also called the Norse) flourished in Norway. The ...

Norse literature is dense with references to runes, which may have served as magical signs to be used in charms. The ancient stone with the runes highlighted. Photo: National Museum of Denmark.