Saturday, February 12, 2005

NOVA Online | The Vikings | Write Your Name in Runes

NOVA Online | The Vikings | Write Your Name in Runes

Runes Through Time
by Nicole Sanderson

The Vikings are often portrayed as illiterate, uncultured barbarians who evinced more interest in plunder than in poetry. In fact, the Vikings left behind a great number of documents in stone, wood and metal, all written in the enigmatic symbols known as runes. They relied on these symbols not only for writing but also to tell fortunes, cast spells, and provide protection.

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