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Congratulations to AARS Blog author, Tristan Mueller-Vollmer http://runicstudies.org/tristan-mueller-vollmer/ Tristan successfully defended his important and interesting dissertation, Personal Names on Swedish Viking Age Runestones.The dissertation is now available...

This story is from StarTribune.com.The full story, with any associated images and links can be viewed here. By Alan Yuhas New York Times September 30, 2021 — 6:38pm Doubts crept in around Greenland, which looked so good it was frankly suspicious, and questions soon...

The National History Museum of Stockholm reopens its Vikings exhibit and Nature publishes an article about Viking heredity

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In a free webinar on March 21, a panel of academics will discuss why hate groups co-opt ancient runic symbols. You can register here: https://www.nordicmuseum.org/product/5694    

The stunning discovery of a runic carving found on a bone may change the history of Slavic writing by centuries.   https://www.rferl.org/a/early-slavs-archeological-discovery-runes-alphabet-germanic-lany-czech/31110277.html  

Registration is required. Event is free. See post for details.

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'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  

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