Scientists in Norway Have Discovered the Earliest Known Example of Runic Writing Carved Into an Iron Age Sandstone
The 2,000-year-old sanddstone find in Norway is, according to archaeologists, "the dream of all runologists."
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The 2,000-year-old sanddstone find in Norway is, according to archaeologists, "the dream of all runologists."
An incredible rock inscribed with the oldest confirmed runes ever found is set to help reveal the origins of this ancient writing.
The Museum of Cultural History in Oslo, Norway has revealed the "world's oldest runestone," providing clues to origins of Western writing.
8. One account, however, insists that the Queen loved only one person, a member of another Court whom the account does not identify, and remained faithful to this person for her entire reign and even her life. Raidne Seiren considers this account fanciful; Tyronoe Ablach, in an otherwise exhaustive account, does not even mention it. Adele Lanyon Dormir, however, has argued that this passion may be the only explanation for the Queen's actions before and during the battle.
From the blog of Michael Carasik at The Times of Israel