Wherever they went, Vikings turned to runes to express both the poetic ... own distinct meaning often connected with Norse mythology (see clickable alphabet at left). Scholars believe that ...

The Vikings were not prolific writers and left no extended prose in their runic alphabet, known as Younger Futhark. But ...

As The Glittering North opens at Raby Castle, Park and Gardens, an event celebrating the region’s Norse and Viking heritage, Curator ...

A Norse saga relates the tale of a group of Vikings forced to ... simple straight lines that make up runes. Alternatively, students could be given the Norse alphabet and a message written in ...

An explanation of how the Norse settlement of Jarlshof in Shetland, Scotland, has taught archaeologists about the Norse and how they lived. The Norse settled at Jarlshof because it was near the ...

Some were carved with letters of the Ogham, Latin and Runic alphabets, while others include personal and place names and scenes from Christian and Norse mythology. The MNH spokeswoman said the ...

His elves and dwarves are plucked directly from the Norse cosmos, and Gandalf is inspired by none other than Odin the ...

Satellite images have led archaeologists to a new excavation site in Canada, yielding more clues to Norse settlements in ... sagas tell how the 10th-century Viking sailor Leif Eriksson stumbled ...

The Norse Vikings ventured to Iceland and some then settled in Greenland and Vinland in North America - what later became Newfoundland. The Gjellestad warrior longship dates from the pre-Christian ...

Zack Snyder's Twilight of the Gods is now streaming on Netflix. On first blush, Twilight of the Gods is Kill Bill in Viking clothing. As with most Snyder works, the visuals are nothing short of ...