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Bookmark or Share- Runes - World History EncyclopediaRök Runestone. Bengt Olof ÅRADSSON (CC BY-SA) Runes are letters in the runic alphabets of Germanic-speaking peoples, written and read most prominently from at least c. 160 CE onwards in Scandinavia in the Elder Futhark script (until c. 700 CE) and the Younger Futhark - which illuminated the Viking Age (c. 790-1100 CE) - as well as in England ...
- Norway archaeologists find ‘world’s oldest runestone’ - NBC NewsCOPENHAGEN, Denmark — Archaeologists in Norway said Tuesday that have found a runestone which they claim is the world’s oldest, saying the inscriptions are up to 2,000 years old and date back ...
- Viking runestones: What are they, and why are they important?The simplest definition of a runestone would be a raised stone with a runic inscription, but it can also mean and include inscriptions on boulders and bedrocks. Usually bright-colored when raised, containing names of those who passed away, most of them can be found on the territory of today's Sweden and the rest in Denmark and Norway.
- 'Sensational' Runestone Discovered in Norway May Be the World's Oldest ...Radiocarbon dating of burnt bones and charcoal from the site allowed archaeologists to date the grave—and the runestone—to between 1 and 250 C.E. Older runes have been found on other artifacts ...
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