In the remote wilderness of Ontario, a small stone etched with strange symbols has sparked renewed debate among historians and archaeologists. Discovered by chance, the artifact may contain runes, ...

A couple renovating their kitchen floor at their home in a village in Denmark found an ancient stone carved with Viking runes that has been declared a state treasure.

Two groups of runestones erected in Denmark mention a woman named Thyra, which suggests she was a powerful Viking sovereign who likely played a pivotal role in the birth of the Danish realm.

Did Vikings find their way to a remote part of Oklahoma? Some in a small community believe so, thanks to controversial runic carvings found in the area. "[Farley] spent the majority of her adult ...

About 2,000 years ago, someone inscribed a series of runes into a square block of sandstone near Lake Tyri, in the Ringerike region of Norway.

Arm bands found in a Viking-age hoard first discovered in Scotland in 2014 had runes that weren’t deciphered for a decade until now ...

Archaeologists have found “compelling” new evidence as to who might have owned a Viking Age hoard of more than 5kg of gold, silver and other treasures.. A newly translated runic inscription ...

The Roseau 'rune' stone is a golf ball-sized stone encircled with a ring of markings. The stone was found near Roseau, Minnesota, between 1916-1918 and was thought by some to contain Viking runic ...

Oseberg tapestry: Viking Age artwork from a boat burial that may depict the Norse tree of life. Kristina Killgrove. Mon, May 19, 2025 at 10:00 AM UTC. 2 min read.