Archaeologists have pieced together the earliest stone fragments containing inscriptions of Germanic letters, revealing what the Norse language was like before ... known context for rune writings. The ...

Archaeologists have discovered some of the earliest-known stone fragments containing Germanic letter inscriptions at a grave ...

Learn about the Svingerud Stone, a runestone found in a Norwegian grave site that currently stands as the earliest written ...

Sweden, renowned for its wealth of Viking rune stones and rock carvings, boasts the world ... of the slow transition from belief in the old Norse Gods to the ‘new’ Christian faith.

Longships from both sites were preserved almost intact, with lavish carved decoration ... Not surprisingly, this era, during which the Norse perfected longship design, coincides with the eruption ...

Archaeologists have made pre-Viking Norse language discovery atgrave site containing pieces of stone inscribed with Germanic ...

For more than a century, the Kensington Runestone has perplexed historians as to its authenticity – in 1898, Olof Ohman and his sons discovered the stone while clearing land for a field. On ...

The Norse people met to discuss new laws andsolve ... They were skilful at crafting, and made beautiful metalwork and wooden carvings. Viking warriors fought using long swords and axes.

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