Fragments of the oldest rune stone in the world were found in an ... may correspond to…a feminine noun meaning ‘help’; ‘protection’; ‘relief’; ‘shelter.’” ...

This depicts a general example of runic inscriptions and is ... and 275 C.E., cementing the Svingerud Stone as the oldest known runestone. Many identified runestones come centuries later in history, ...

Whenever I think of Vikings, I must admit, I picture big, burly men with long beards and cool battle armor. But did you know that there are stories of a powerful Viking queen that stood out from the ...

Languages: English, Spanish Archaeologists have discovered what may be the world's earliest known rune-stone, a study reports. Runes are the letters of an alphabetic script used to write Germanic ...

Archaeologists in Hole, Norway, unearthed 12 fragments of a carved standing stone, identified as the world’s oldest rune stone, a study said. Photo from the Museum of Cultural History While ...

A team of researchers has found fragments of the oldest rune stone in the world in the Svingerud burial field, Norway. These pieces, which have been assembled like a puzzle, offer a unique insight ...