Runic inscriptions from the Viking Age still turn up in Sweden 1,000 years after they were written – revealing fascinating stories of love, loss and epic battles Article 2234 words 15 votes
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How a climate crisis helped shape Norse mythology – a group of archaeologists, linguists and other experts have teamed up to analyse the inscriptions of the Rök Stone Article 354 words 9 votes
Sweden's Rök runestone reveals inscriptions were as much about climate change fears as they were the history of ancient battles Article 621 words 9 votes