Runic inscriptions from the Viking Age still turn up in Sweden 1,000 years after they were written – revealing fascinating ...

Runic stones up to 1,000 years old continue to be discovered by chance in Sweden and other Scandinavian countries, shedding ...

The ancient runic alphabet, used by Germanic peoples centuries ago prior to the adoption of the Latin alphabet, remains one of the most enigmatic early writing systems. Chief among its mysteries is ...

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Archaeologists in Denmark have uncovered two objects with rare Viking runic inscriptions dating to around 800 CE, during excavations in Ribe – the country's oldest town. The new discoveries shed light ...

They are marks from the dim and distant past, etched into the rocks to describe brief moments from lives which vanished long, long ago. Across the Orkney Isles, stones and talismans bear the symbols ...

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The people most commonly associated with runes are the Norsemen, and, within that, Vikings. Countless artefacts, from gravestones to vases, have been found with rune carvings on them. People used ...