A runestone is a large stone carved with runic inscriptions — usually in the early Germanic alphabet known as the futhark.

Runic letters, called runes, are the oldest alphabet known in Scandinavia. They were in use from the first or second century AD in northern Europe until being replaced by the Latin alphabet amid ...

Archeologists in Norway have discovered the world’s oldest dated runestone, featuring runic inscriptions from up to 2,000 years ago. Researchers at the University of Oslo’s Museum of Cultural ...

The wynn was another runic letter that died off, despite its valiant effort to replace the doubled "u" in Old English. It represents the sound "w." ...

Scandinavians likely developed Runic writing after first meeting ancient Romans, but it's not clear how old it is. The world's oldest runestone may have been found in Norway, dating back more than ...

COPENHAGEN, Denmark — Archaeologists in Denmark have found a small knife inscribed with runic letters dating back almost 2,000 years, the oldest trace of writing found in the country, the Museum ...

Norway revealed a ‘dream stone of all runologists’ providing clues to origins of Western writing. The stone is named after the excavation site and is now being called the Svingerud Stone.

They say the inscriptions are up to 2,000 years old and date back to the earliest days of the enigmatic history of runic writing. Archaeologists in Norway have found a runestone which they claim ...

The wynn was another runic letter that died off, despite its valiant effort to replace the doubled "u" in Old English. It represents the sound "w." The wynn looks a lot like the thorn but is ...