After more than 1,000 years, researchers believe they've finally decoded the mystery of the world's longest runestone, a ...

A silver armband discovered in a surprisingly large hoard buried in Scotland reveal more about ancient this ancient era.

Each rune not only represents a phonetic sound but also has its own distinct meaning often connected with Norse mythology (see clickable alphabet at left). Scholars believe that early peoples used ...

A newly translated runic inscription has shed light on the Galloway Hoard, considered to be one of the richest collections of Viking-age objects ever found in Britain and Ireland when it was uncovered ...

Numerous stones carved with runes found across Scandinavia bear fascinating messages, such as one about a powerful Viking queen or a warning for frigid climate change based on past events.

Researchers analyzed the runic words inscribed on the arm ring ... The hoard proved to be the richest collection of Viking-age objects ever found in Britain or Ireland, with many items never ...

These runes likely correspond with the names of the ... The Galloway Hoard is considered the “richest collection” of Viking-age artifacts ever found in Britain or Ireland, according to the ...

This was useful for helping to decide who could inherit land and wealth. Image caption, Viking runes were scratched on to the walls at the Maeshowe neolithic burial chamber on Orkney by Vikings ...