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 ...
Strange carvings at Norwegian grave site reveal what language was like before Vikings
Archaeologists have pieced together the earliest stone fragments containing inscriptions of Germanic letters, revealing what ...
Mystery over Viking treasure solved after runic inscription deciphered
Mystery over Viking treasure solved after runic inscription deciphered - Experts have theorised who owned the treasure which ...
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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 ...
Newly 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 ...
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The Oldest Runestone Conveys Norse Language Before the Viking Age
Many identified runestones come centuries later in history, during the Viking Age (around the 9th to 11th centuries). The sandstone pieces were primarily dispersed in three graves, designated Hole 1, ...
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Why did the Vikings love telling stories?
Rather than letters of the alphabet ... runes were more broadly used – even as graffiti! Image caption, Viking runes were scratched on to the walls at the Maeshowe neolithic burial chamber ...