The Decorah runestone in Iowa Posted on 2020-02-04 by Henrik Willliams For some years I had heard rumors that Prof. Einar Haugen had carved a runestone, and I started looking for information about it.
American runestones Posted on 2019-04-30 by Henrik Willliams Someone just asked me how many runestones there are in North America.
The Vikings Begin – with Runes Posted on 2019-02-20 by Henrik Willliams Runes in the snow storm: Henrik Williams’s short visit to Californa and Seattle.
The Runestone on Martha’s Vineyard in Massachusetts Posted on 2018-08-20 by Henrik Willliams The Runestone on Martha’s Vineyard in Massachusetts is one of the least known and certainly least discussed of all potential runestones in North America, yet its story is one of the most entertaining of all.
Arizona rune stone carved in phony Old Baltic Posted on 2018-06-30 by Henrik Willliams Around 2010 two climbers found a cave with a number of Native American petroglyphs and pictographs as well as a sizeable rock bearing a runic inscription.
Fake runes? Posted on 2018-03-26 by Henrik Willliams That Europe is the home to thousands of runic inscriptions is commonly known. But the existence of runes also in America comes as a surprise to many.
Kensington and the Greenland saga Posted on 2018-02-02 by Henrik Willliams Anyone claiming the Kensington runestone to be a late 19th century text needs to explain how the author(s) invented its narrative. Well, it turns out the answer has been with us for some time.
Runic Women Lecture Draws Big Crowd in Seattle, WA Posted on 2016-10-26 by Marco Bianchi Uppsala University Professor Henrik Williams’ opened his Runic Tour 2016 with a lecture on how women are portrayed in Runic inscriptions.
First home win for Minnesota Vikings – with runic help? Posted on 2016-09-23 by Henrik Willliams I can reveal a little secret that I discovered when I visited the Stadium in late June.
Runes and the Minnesota Vikings Posted on 2016-09-06 by Henrik Willliams On the prow of the great Viking ship in concrete, standing outside the stadium, there will be runic inscriptions with the team’s motto.
