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 ...

it also has that rarest of things - the name of the person who was responsible. Down one side, written in ancient Norse runes, is the inscription 'Thorwald raised this cross'.

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 ...

This was useful for helping to decide who could inherit land and wealth. Image caption, Viking runes were scratched on to the walls at the Maeshowe neolithic burial chamber on Orkney by Vikings ...

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 ...