A Viking rune code on a 900-year-old piece of wood has been deciphered and it says, "Kiss me" Jonas Nordby A runologist at the University of Oslo has cracked the jötunvillur Norse rune code and found ...

A 900-year-old rune code that has puzzled experts has been cracked by a Norwegian runologist -- to discover the Viking version of playful text messages. Tumblr A 900-year-old rune code used by Vikings ...

It’s a monument to a son, fallen in battle. But its coded text tells of a terrible threat to come. It’s a 2.5m high, five-ton granite slab, deeply inscribed with Viking runes. For centuries, the ...

Historically, the Norse runes have been a subject of great interest for their mythological and historical value. Recent research, however, is shedding new light on these enigmatic symbols, suggesting ...

Archaeologists in Denmark have found a 2000-year-old knife believed to be inscribed with the oldest runes ever discovered in the country. The runic inscription, carved in the alphabet of Denmark’s ...

The Swedish government is looking into the possibility of forbidding the use of Norse runes, local media has reported, amid concerns that the ancient symbols have been misappropriated by neo-Nazi ...