Kari Tauring's book explores the 16 "younger" runes, finding their evolved shapes, sounds, and meanings reflected cultural ...

The world’s oldest dated rune stone, a landmark discovery revealed in 2023, is just one piece of a larger, nearly 2,000-year-old slab, new research has found. Now, scientists in Norway are ...

Each rune not only represented a sound but also held specific meanings and symbolic significance. In magick, runes are used as tools for divination, spellwork, and invoking spiritual protection ...

There are a number of inscriptions with runes that do not convey any linguistic meaning. In Uppland they are found both in areas that are rich in rune stones and in those that have very few.

Maybe someone was learning how to carve runes," says Professor Zilmer. However, one word, that can be made out clearly on the stone, could give the stone another meaning.

The stone has several types of inscriptions and not all have linguistic meaning, Kristel Zilmer, a professor at University of Oslo, of which the museum is part, said in a statement. Eight runes on ...

NORTH KINGSTOWN — The mysterious rune stone that disappeared from the shores of Pojac Point, strangely resurfaced and has been concealed under lock and key, now adds another chapter to its odd tale.

The oldest runes were in use until about 700AD. How these letters originated and evolved has long been a mystery. "The development of runic writing and the practice of inscribing runes on stone ...

Archaeologists in Norway have uncovered what might be the oldest known rune stone, pushing back the origins of runic writing further than ever imagined. Estimated to date between 50 BCE and 275 CE ...

The world’s oldest dated rune stone, a landmark discovery revealed in 2023, is just one piece of a larger, nearly 2,000-year-old slab, new research has found. Now, scientists in Norway are ...