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,...
New Yorker Names ‘Children of Ash & Elm’ a Top 20
The New Yorker Magazine has named Neil Price's history of the Vikings to its Top 20 book list for 2020. It saluted his recapturing of true Viking history and culture. Read more at:...
Uppsala University Creates Runes Database
Uppsala University's Department of Scandinavian Languages has launched a comprehensive, unique searchable database of runes. You can find it here: https://www.nordiska.uu.se/forskn/samnord.htm/?languageId=1
Vikings Artifacts Tour to Visit Montana
Viking Artifacts from Uppsala University will be on tour at the Museum of the Rockies at Montana State, May 29--Sept. 19, 2021. Learn more at https://museumoftherockies.org/exhibit/the-vikings-begin
A Runestone’s Fate and Adventures
Uppsala University Magazine reports on the irony of the Orby Rune. Dedicated to a ship's captain it continued to travel after his passing. pp. 44-45. https://issuu.com/nyahorisonter/docs/uum2020-eng.web
Religions Clash Over Serpent Mound
Deputies intervened when a Christian prayer group and Native Americans faced off at the Great Serpent Mound, the Native American national historic site in Ohio. Native Americans say it is a sacred site. Protestors say a serpent rendition releases "dark energy."...
Unique Lost Runestone Found
Archeologists recently discovered a rune lost in Sweden for more than 400 years. Here is the story recently published by Ancient Pages: https://www.ancientpages.com/2020/12/16/unique-lost-runestone-hunnestad-monument-finally-found-after-300-years-in-sweden/
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.
New Runestone in Sweden
Hej, Runatics, You may have already heard this fabulous news, but another, and heretofore unknown, runestone has been discovered in Sweden, and it has understandably made the Swedish news as the “find of the year!” Here is the story recently published on the Svenska...
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...