In the remote wilderness of Ontario, a small stone etched with strange symbols has sparked renewed debate among historians ...

Viking warriors harnessed the arcane powers of the runes even in war. Runic inscriptions on swords entreated the gods either to protect the sword's owner or bring pain and misery to his enemy.

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.

Rune: Viking Warlord proves that a solid concept is nothing without strong execution and that exorbitant amounts of carnage will never mask a game's faults. History books and legends paint the ...

Did Vikings find their way to a remote part of Oklahoma? ... The mysterious Viking runes found in a landlocked US state. 31 October 2022. Share Save. Heide Brandes. Features correspondent.

Hundreds of Viking monuments dot Denmark’s coastal countryside. These carved stones, known as runes, are inscribed with the names of powerful Vikings who ruled the region over 1,000 years ago.

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 ...

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 ...

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.