Learn your F-U-TH's The runic alphabet, or Futhark, gets its name ... for the appearance of the runes. According to legend, Odin, chief of the Norse gods, speared himself to a tree in a self ...

Learn about the Svingerud Stone, a runestone found in a Norwegian grave site that currently stands as the earliest written ...

It’s been a month since I announced the “I’ll Try Anything Once” column, and I’m happy to say the responses are pouring in. Suggestions include jumping out of a ...

The study of runes goes beyond just an ancient writing system; they represent an ancestral legacy full of wisdom and mystical ...

The earliest runestone ever to be reliably dated has been discovered at a grave field in Norway, providing some fascinating ...

While the origins of runic writing are shrouded in mystery, its earliest form is known as the older futhark, which matches the runes carved on the Hole rock specimens. Radiocarbon dating of ...

Runes represent an early ... of Northern Europe until the end of the Viking Age. However, while the Vikings used a runic alphabet called younger futhark, earlier examples that predate the ...