Etching all 255 runes into the rock is a task that would have taken days or weeks. Once created, they believe it might have been a central point for religious prayer or for Swedes to come together.

Archaeologists have uncovered the oldest runestone ever found—predating the Viking era by centuries. This Norwegian ...

A diagram shows the ancient rune stone puzzle, which has an “unusual mixture of runes and other markings.” The complete rune stone dated between 50 B.C. and 275 A.D., making it “the earliest ...

A diagram shows the ancient rune stone puzzle, which has an “unusual mixture of runes and other markings.” The complete rune stone dated between 50 B.C. and 275 A.D., making it “the earliest ...

A 2,000-year-old knife with an inscription written in ancient Old Norse runes was discovered in Denmark under the remnants of an urn.

A diagram shows the ancient rune stone puzzle, which has an “unusual mixture of runes and other markings.” The complete rune stone dated between 50 B.C. and 275 A.D., making it “the earliest ...

A diagram shows the ancient rune stone puzzle, which has an “unusual mixture of runes and other markings.” The complete rune stone dated between 50 B.C. and 275 A.D., making it “the earliest ...