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Norway’s kit revives 1,500-year-old Norse script in FIFA World Cup. It’s a cultural identity

For their 2026 FIFA World Cup kit, Norway have teamed up with Nike to create a custom typeface inspired by the Elder ...
Greek Reporter

1,200 Ancient Petroglyphs and Rare Turkic Inscription Found in Kazakhstan

Archaeologists working in southern Kazakhstan have documented more than 1,200 petroglyphs and a rare Old Turkic runic inscription in Burkhansai Gorge. This discovery sheds new light on ancient ...
Indian Defence Review

Archaeologists Uncover Canada’s Longest Runic Inscription Buried for Centuries in Remote Ontario

A buried Ontario runestone has revealed the longest runic inscription in North America, uniquely preserving the Lord’s Prayer. © Credit: Ryan Primrose. “It’s ...
BBC

'Do you love me?': The Viking messages unearthed on Sweden's rune stones

Runic inscriptions from the Viking Age still turn up in Sweden 1,000 years after they were written – revealing fascinating stories of love, loss and epic battles. A few years ago, Magnus Källström, a ...
Sudbury

Wawa Runestone reveals mysterious Viking-like carvings in Ontario

EDITOR'S NOTE: The original headline for this column oversimplified the subject, using Viking-era rather than Viking-like. Village Media apologizes for any inconvenience this may have caused. Vikings ...
ancient-origins

Unlocking the Cryptic Viking Code Using Runic Writing and Ancient DNA

Runic script is an alphabetic system based on a non-alphabetical order row. This means that it has letters, like in many languages, but the letters are not arranged in a standard alphabetical order.
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Retaining Ancient Ways: Codex Runicus, How the Runic Script Survived in the Middle Ages

Runic script was developed in Scandinavia between the 2nd and 8th centuries AD. It was originally used for short inscriptions. After the Viking Age, this famous form of writing was altered to compete ...