runes Archive
Archaeology
Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - How many more stunning unknown runestones could still be scattered across Sweden? We cannot answer that question, but we can say with certainty
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - In Norse mythology, there are many references to a creature known as Draugr. It can be best described as a fearsome, ugly living dead
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - In Norse mythology, Ull (also known as Ullr, Uller), is a patron of winter, a handsome skier, skater, hunter and excellent archer, whose
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Artifacts
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - School children in Sweden have managed to accomplish what adults failed to do. A group of fifth-grade students deciphered runes that have previously
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - In Norse mythology, Vali was the god of eternal light and the youngest son of god Odin. His mother was the earth goddess
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - The concept of life after death is mentioned often in Norse mythology, and there are several stories about journeys of dead and souls
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Artifacts
A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - The Överhogdal Tapestry (in Swedish: Överhogdalstapeten) represents a group of amazingly well-preserved and the most complete ancient textiles found in Europe. This imaginative creation
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Ancient Traditions And Customs
Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Can nature provide a person with answers about the future? People in ancient Sweden believed a walk in the forest could foretell future
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Rök Stone (in Swedish, Rökstenen') is the 9th century memorial granite block covered with the longest runic inscription ever discovered. The 4-ton stone is
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Artifacts
Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - In 1812, a Yarmouth doctor, Richard Fletcher stumbled upon a mysterious 400-pound boulder in a salt marsh in Nova Scotia area, in Canada. The
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Ancient Places
A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Anundshög is a burial mound from about 500-700 AD; it is 9 meters (30 ft) high and 60 meters (200 ft) wide and this
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Archaeology
AncientPages.com - It’s still possible to find interesting runes in Scandinavia. While excavating in Norrköping, Sweden, archaeologists had unearthed unusual runes that seem to have been deliberately created to
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Odin is associated with war and death, mankind's knowledge of the runic alphabet, poetry, healing and sorcery. Odin was always seeking wisdom, even at great
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Artifacts
Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - An extraordinary Viking treasure connected to King Harald Bluetooth has been found on the island of Rügen in the Baltic Sea in northern Germany.
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Ancient Symbols
Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - The Sator Square is an ancient magical word puzzle that fascinates historians and scientists. It was first discovered at the end of the
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - In Norse mythology, giant Mimir usually appears in the company of Odin, the most powerful and wisest of the gods. The giant Mimir, however,
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Ancient Places
AncientPages.com - Archaeologists excavating in Dublin have discovered 11th-century Viking village with graffiti and unique artifacts. According to researchers, the discovery is an “extraordinary find”. As previously mentioned on
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Featured Stories
Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Like most of Ragnar Lodbrok’s sons, Sigurd “Snake-In-The-Eye” was a unique individual. His fascinating story is about prophecy, love, honor, and vengeance. Famous Viking
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Civilizations
Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Several Norse runes mention a group of unknown warriors named Kylfings. According to scholars, the Kylfings may have been members of the Varangian Guard,
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - At one time in distant past, Tyr was a god of war and a sky god. He was concerned with justice and with reasonable
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Artifacts
Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - We tend to associate runes with large stones scattered all over Scandinavia. Those rune stones tell stories about courageous Viking heroes, dramatic battles and
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - In the Norse society rules and laws were expected to be followed. Breaking norms led to that an individual was shunned and suffer
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Archaeology
AncientPages.com - A very rare whetstone - a tiny piece of polished slate from the medieval deposits, dating c 1050-1500 - has been unearthed by archaeologist from the Norwegian
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Ancient History Facts
A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Famous as the Lords of the Ocean, the Vikings had their homeland in the Nordic regions of Europe known today as Scandinavia. Many associate
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - The mysterious Jomsvikings were no ordinary Viking warriors. They were a fearless Scandinavian warrior-brotherhood. Each fighter must obey the 11 military rules set by
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - In 1928, strange signs were discovered on the wall of a cave near Sitovo next to Plovdiv, Bulgaria. These mysterious markings that are
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Artifacts
AncientPages.com - The Vikings used a Runic calendar often written on parchment or carved onto staves of wood, bone, or horn. The year was divided into moon phases and the calendar reflected
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Ancient History Facts
Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Runes played an important part in the lives of the Vikings. Unfortunately, there are few remains of runic writing on paper from the
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Ancient Places
A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Elfdalian (in Swedish: Älvdalska) is a very ancient relative of Swedish (maybe even more 'Swedish' than it is spoken today). Some call it a
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