Ten years ago in Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland, metal detectorists stumbled upon pieces of silver and gold. Researchers ...

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 ...

Down one side, written in ancient Norse runes, is the inscription 'Thorwald raised this cross'. The Isle of Man is home to over one hundred Viking Age carved crosses, showing creatures ...

Sweden, renowned for its wealth of Viking rune stones and rock carvings ... Many of the stones bear the Christian cross and include references to God. However, references to Norse Gods like ...

The new translation was revealed as items from the Galloway Hoard, regarded as one of the UK's most important archaeological ...