Kari Tauring's book explores the 16 "younger" runes, finding their evolved shapes, sounds, and meanings reflected cultural ...

Viking warriors harnessed the arcane powers of the runes even in war. Runic inscriptions on swords entreated the gods either to protect the sword's owner or bring pain and misery to his enemy.

When Vikings sailed the North Sea in the 10th century, they recorded their exploits in runes, but that ancient alphabet is much older than we thought.

Write Your Name in Runes. The runic alphabet, or Futhark, gets its name from its first six letters (f, u, th, a, r, k), much like the word "alphabet" derives from the first two letters of the ...

The runes, which were found engraved on a whetstone (a stone used for sharpening knives), date to sometime around 1,000 years ago when the Vikings (also called the Norse) flourished in Norway. The ...

Viking Code Cracked. News February 12, 2014 (Museum of Cultural History, University of Oslo) SHARE: Share to Facebook ... in learning to write and read runes,” he told The Guardian.

A runic dice is special. It has runes and symbols from old alphabets on its sides. People use these unique dice for various purposes. Some just love adding them to their collection. The Runic Dice ...

The claim: Bluetooth is named after a Viking king. The technology behind Bluetooth connectivity has become increasingly popular and has been used by a new generation of hearing aids and COVID-19 ...