Archaeologists remain baffled by a surprising, seemingly ahistorical find located deep in the Canadian wilderness. But after years of research, analysis, and historical corroboration, an ...

When Vikings sailed the North Sea in the 10th century, they recorded their exploits in runes, but that ancient alphabet is ...

A runestone is a large stone carved with runic inscriptions — usually in the early Germanic alphabet known as the futhark.

Archeologists in Norway have discovered the world’s oldest dated runestone, which features inscriptions that are up to 2,000 years old.

One theory posits that the runic alphabet—also known as “futhark,” after its first six sounds—was derived from the alphabet of the Etruscans in northern Italy.

Deep in the northern Ontario bush, strange runes on a stone have perplexed archaeologists. The runes are Swedish in origin. Who made them, and why?

The Museum of Cultural History in Oslo, Norway has revealed the "world's oldest runestone," providing clues to origins of Western writing.

Discover the curious history behind this wacky and wonderful letter of the alphabet. Here's the real reason "W" is called "double U." ...

Runestones are stone blocks left with markings of the runic alphabet, used by ancient people in Northern Europe. To modern eyes they look like lines, grids, x's and zigzags.