Jan. 17 (UPI) --Norway is set to unveil an ancient rune stone found in the east of the country dating back as much as 2,000 years that is providing the missing pieces to the puzzle of the origins of ...

People living in Scandinavia may have written encrypted messages in runes – the alphabet later used by the Vikings – several centuries earlier than previously thought. In runic writing systems, each ...

Researchers have recently made groundbreaking progress in decoding mysterious symbols found on ancient tablets, potentially unlocking secrets of ancient civilizations. These discoveries could ...

Fragments of the oldest rune stone in the world were found in an ancient Norwegian burial ground Inscriptions on the stones were determined to be the earliest known form of runic writing, which could ...

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 ...

These rune meanings offer a fascinating glimpse into ancient symbolism and Norse mythology. These aren’t just simple written letters from a forgotten alphabet. The 24 Elder Futhark runes go beyond ...

While archaeologists in Norway were excavating an ancient burial ground, they found themselves looking at a pile of rocks. Their attention settled on one reddish slab, which they identified as the ...