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American runestones

Posted on 2019-04-30 by Henrik Willliams

Someone just asked me how many runestones there are in North America.

Posted in Runic America | Tagged Barrett Lake stone, Brittingham stone, Elbow Lake, Escalon stone, Kensington, Mahone Bay stone, modern runes, Muir Knoll stone, Patricia Benson, Ramsund, runestones, Sö 101, The AVM stone, the Grant County Museum and Historical Society in Elbow, The Kensington runestone, Vancouver, Vanier Park stone, Victor Setterlund | 1 Comment |

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.

Posted in Runic America, Runic Research | Tagged Corpus editions, Kensington, Leif Erikson, Leif Eriksson, modern runes, pre-Columbian America, projects, Research, The Kensington runestone, The Leif Eriksson statue in Boston, The Mustang Mountain stone, Vinland | 4 Comments |

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.

Posted in Runic America | Tagged James Knirk, Kensington, Leif Erikson, modern runes, The Greenland saga, The Kensington runestone, Thorgunn Snædal, Vinland |

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