Side view of the blade of an 1,800-year-old iron knife with Danish runes that seem to spell out the word "hirila.". Archaeologists in Denmark have discovered runic letters inscribed on a knife blade ...

Runic stones up to 1,000 years old continue to be discovered by chance in Sweden and other Scandinavian countries, shedding ...

The Vikings are often portrayed as illiterate, uncultured barbarians who evinced more interest in plunder than in poetry. In fact, the Vikings left behind a great number of documents in stone, wood ...

Archeologists in Norway have discovered the world's oldest dated runestone, featuring runic inscriptions from up to 2,000 years ago. Researchers at the University of Oslo's Museum of Cultural History ...

Archeologists have found what they think is the oldest example of runes. The writing, which is about 2,000 years old, was found in Norway. Scandinavians likely developed Runic writing after first ...

Researchers say the runic letters may spell "little sword," which could have been the name of the knife's owner or the knife itself. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an ...