Viking-age hoard found in Scotland a decade ago had indecipherable runes — until now
Ten years ago in Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland, metal detectorists stumbled upon pieces of silver and gold. Researchers ...
PBS12 年
Runes Through Time
As one Viking poet put it, "Let no man carve runes to cast a spell, save first he learns to read them well." While many in the upper classes could read and write runes, the Vikings called in a ...
Euro Weekly News8 天
Stone fragments shed light on the roots of runic Norse
Archaeologists have made pre-Viking Norse language discovery atgrave site containing pieces of stone inscribed with Germanic ...
Forbes1 年
Built By Vikings, These Rune Stones Are A Must-See In Sweden
Sweden, renowned for its wealth of Viking rune stones and rock carvings, boasts the world’s largest collection of these historic artifacts. These standing stones, dating back to between the 9th ...
Mystery over Viking treasure solved after runic inscription deciphered
A newly translated runic inscription has shed light on the Galloway Hoard, considered to be one of the richest collections of ...
The Irish News on MSN6 天
Translated runes shed 'compelling' new light on who owned Galloway Hoard
A NEWLY translated runic inscription has shed “compelling” new light on who might have owned the Galloway Hoard, experts have ...