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    • The archaeological site of Hovgården, at Lake Mälaren, on the island of Adelsö in Sweden.
      Interview: Unravelling the mysteries of Old Norse with a runology professor
      Jonathan Bennett talks to Oslo-based academic Alessandro Palumbo about the art of interpreting the writing and languages of the Viking Age.
      3 years ago — News
    • By the dawn of the Viking era, people in Viking societies had taken earlier Germanic runic letters and morphed them into what scholars now call the Elder Futhark Alphabet.
      What is the runic symbol for death?
      The runic symbol Algiz – sometimes known as the "z rune" - was the last letter of what has been called the Elder Futhark alphabet, the runic system of writing employed by people in Viking societies.
      3 years ago — Culture and religion
    • The U 344, U 161, and U 336 runestones.
      What you need to know about the famous Viking runemaster Ulf of Borresta
      Thanks to several runestones dotted throughout Sweden and England, we know of the very human deeds of Ulf of Borresta.
      3 years ago — History
    • The runic alphabet was believed to have originated in the late Nordic Iron Age, sometime within the first century of the first millennium CE.
      An introduction: What is the meaning behind Norse runes?
      Only with the completion of the Christianization of Scandinavia in the 12th century CE did the wholescale replacement of the Norse runic alphabet ensue.
      3 years ago — Culture and religion
    • NIKU archaeologist Ingeborg Hornkjøl found a rune stick with inscriptions in Norse and Latin.
      PHOTO: Rune bone found in Oslo - the first one in more than 30 years
      A rune bone was found in the Medieval Park in Oslo shortly before Christmas. It is the first rune bone found in the Norwegian capital in more than 30 years.
      4 years ago — News
    • Runes were mostly carved in stone or wood.
      What are Viking runes?
      To answer a very simple question of what runes are – they are the letters of the runic alphabet. Germanic tribes have developed the runic writing system to be able to document the language in written form.
      4 years ago — Culture and religion
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