4th Minnesota Rune Round 2022 Was a Success
24 “runatics” had the opportunity to explore all things Kensington Rune Stone in Alexandria, Minnesota, September 25-27, 2022. The in-depth exploration of the KRS, the most famous of more than 6,000 runestones, and other North American ruins was initiated by AARS...
Professor Henrik Williams presents his new interpretation of the Rök runestone
Rune Rede 110 was held on January 20, 2022. Professor Henrik Williams presented his new interpretation of the Rök runestone which is found in his recently published book at the following link: “Rökstenen och världens undergång”Read these two new articles on the...
Swedish National Heritage Board publishes new runic research tool
Runor is the fantastic new online runic research tool published by the Swedish National Heritage Board and deserves a little walkthrough. Visit here: https://app.raa.se/open/runor/ One of the biggest advantages of this website is that the main feature is a map where...
Jelling and the Danish Runestones
About 260 Danish runestones from the Viking Age are known, which were raised from about 800–900, until around 1025. It is thought that the tradition of raising runestones for deceased relatives possibly originated in Blekinge (which was a Danish territory at the...
Customized Runic Jewelry
Links AARS and Lakselaget
AARS enjoys the opportunity to reach out to cultural organizations with what may be new insight into their Scandinavian heritage. Presentations on the subject of runes led to a true linking of old and new for an enthusiastic women’s organization, Lakselaget. Founded...
Individuals Commemorated Selves in ‘Selfie’ Stones
... at sik sjalfa[n kvi]kvan ... ... in memory of himself while alive ... So reads part of the surviving inscription on the runestone U 962, which was discovered built into the wall of Vaksala church, not far from Uppsala. The stone dates to between 1100 and 1130,...
Congratulations to Uppsala University’s Leadership
By Loraine Jensen on behalf of the AARS Board of Directors. Uppsala University and the AARS have had a long and happy partnership working together with the goal of expanding knowledge about runic script throughout Scandinavia and North America. Two individuals at...
Verse on Runestones
Viking Age runestones most often contain a memorial formula for deceased relatives, but did you know that some are formulated as poetry? Probably the most famous runestone with a poetic inscription is the Karlevi runestone (Öl 1), on the Swedish island of Öland. The...
Sigurd the Dragon-Slayer
Near Ramsund in the area around Eskiltuna in Södermanland, one can find a rather famous Swedish runic carving. This is the site of the Ramsund carving (Sö 101), which also happens to be one of the largest runic monuments. The carving is not a free-standing...
Fulbright Sweden Interrupted by COVID-19
Of course, I was disappointed by the news, but in spite of this, I am truly encouraged that my activities as a Fulbright Specialist, both fulfilled and planned, will lead to informative and inspiring runic learning opportunities for both children and adults. During my...