Each rune not only represents a phonetic sound but also has its own distinct meaning often connected with Norse mythology (see clickable alphabet at left). Scholars believe that early peoples used ...

These alphabets were only consonants ... They’re not supposed to be here—they’re supposed to be in Europe. (Old Viking runes ...

The runic alphabet, in use for well over a thousand years ... This book seeks to re-evaulate the whole question of runic sorcery, attested to not only in the medieval Norse literature dealing with ...

Image caption, Viking runes were scratched on to the ... Rather than letters of the alphabet, runes used symbols. There were at least three different types of runes used by the Vikings at ...

The land doesn't give away any clues as to why it holds its chilling name - and no two local historians can agree on why the ...

And in video games, if you know where to look, there are Vikings a plenty. Viking games typically feature a bunch of burly warrior men doing battle and trying to conquer various lands, but with ...

Alternatively, students could be given the Norse alphabet and a message written in runes which they must try to translate. They could also be challenged to write their own secret messages in runes ...

Ogham has some similarities to Norse runes, which also consist of straight ... Ogham was superseded by the Insular script, a ...

The Scandinavian duo will face off in both Norway on November 30 and Denmark on December 3, promoting the matches with a Six Kings-inspired epic ad.