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Norway is sending a runestone to Ukraine: "A nice gesture to a people who have endured great hardship," says the foreign minister

When Torald died a thousand years ago, his place of death was inscribed on this runestone.

Researchers found more pieces of the world's oldest runestone – may change the history of runes

The news spread worldwide when the nearly 2,000-year-old Hole runestone was discovered. New findings may change parts of our linguistic history, according to researchers.

Norwegian theory about iconic Danish runestone is absurd, according to runologist

Critics are not merciful towards the theory that Denmark's national icon, the large Jelling stone, is not from the Viking Age.

Rune stick and game piece with runic inscriptions found in eastern Norway

What kind of game were people playing at the Tønsberg harbour with this piece, 800 years ago?

A gold coin that changes history: Oldest known reference to the Norse god Odin found in Denmark

Norwegian and Danish researchers have found the god Odin's name on a gold coin from the beginning of the 5th century. Norse mythology must therefore be dated 150 years earlier than before.

Vikings tagged the great lion in Venice with runes

Hundreds or thousands of Norwegian and Swedish Vikings went to the Mediterranean for ‘summer jobs’ as mercenaries. They left behind graffiti.

The world's oldest rune stone was found sticking out of the ground. Here’s how researchers figured out how old it is

The stone could be up to 2,000 years old — and we know that because of a cremation.

World’s oldest rune stone found in Norway, archaeologists believe

The find was kept secret by researchers for more than a year.

A bone and a stick inscribed with Norse runic text found in Oslo

A large bone inscribed on both sides is the first such item found in Oslo in more than 30 years, according to the Norwegian Institute for Cultural Heritage Research (NIKU).

Mysterious code in Viking runes is cracked

A runic code called jötunvillur has finally been decrypted. It just might help solve the mystery of the Vikings’ secret codes.

Why did you become a linguist?

What draws people to study little known means of communication, such as Runes and Esperanto? Two linguists trace their intellectual journey to their research interests.