Now, scientists in Norway are working to reassemble the ancient puzzle, a process that’s starting to shed light on who carved the mysterious runic writing and what the words mean. Runes were the ...

Experts believe the Roman alphabet may have inspired the Scandinavians to create their own writing system. Evidence of runic writing exists from the Roman Iron Age and the Viking era, but ...

T he earliest runestone ever to be reliably dated has been discovered at a grave field in Norway, providing some fascinating insights into the origins of runic writing. Engraved some time between ...

(CNN) — Runes, the oldest form of writing in Scandinavia, are the result of what happened when one community met another. Early Scandinavians began trading goods with the Roman army within the ...