A silver armband discovered in a surprisingly large hoard buried in Scotland reveal more about ancient this ancient era.

A newly translated runic inscription has shed light on the Galloway Hoard, considered to be one of the richest collections of Viking-age objects ... with the first letter spelt in an unusual ...

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 ...

Evidence of runic writing exists from the Roman Iron Age and the Viking era, but researchers have puzzled for years over exactly when runes originated. The enigmatic, spidery markings have ...

Numerous stones carved with runes found across Scandinavia bear fascinating messages, such as one about a powerful Viking queen or a warning for frigid climate change based on past events.