Archaeologists in Norway have uncovered what might be the oldest known rune stone, pushing back the origins of runic writing ...

The Swedish runic calendar or almanac is a medieval invention, based on the nineteen year long metonic cycle of the moon. The runic calendars had a revival in the eighteenth century, as seen here in ...

Scandinavians likely developed Runic writing after first meeting ancient Romans, but it's not clear how old it is. The world's oldest runestone may have been found in Norway, dating back more than ...

Norway revealed a ‘dream stone of all runologists’ providing clues to origins of Western writing. The stone is named after the excavation site and is now being called the Svingerud Stone.

Runic writing can be an enigmatic field of study: Scholars agree that runes were influenced by an older writing system, but just which one, and when, remain the subject of academic debate.

Archeologists in Norway have discovered the world’s oldest dated runestone, featuring runic inscriptions from up to 2,000 years ago. Researchers at the University of Oslo’s Museum of Cultural ...

Runes Found on Seventh-Century Cow Bone Could Change Slavic History The Germanic writing suggests Slavs used an alphabet more than 200 years earlier than previously believed ...