Most rune-stones are Viking Age memorials, erected in memory of someone and inscribed with formulaic phrases. The Hole rune-stone is different. It’s older, and it “speaks” in an unclear language. On ...

Each rune not only represents a phonetic sound but also has its own distinct meaning often connected with Norse mythology (see clickable alphabet at left). Scholars believe that early peoples used ...

According to historians and experts in Norse mythology, the Vikings believed that runes were imbued with the energy of the gods and could influence people's destinies. Power Runes and Their ...

The Jelling burial mounds and one of the runic stones are striking examples of pagan Nordic culture, while the other runic stone and the church illustrate the Christianization of the Danish people ...