Ancient runes found in Canadian wilderness

[jcsmalz]

Runes found in Canadian wilderness baffle archaeologists

'Why was it carved here? Why this text? There are no answers.'

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This is interesting and not shocking. I'm reminded of the magura caves in bulgaria and other runes around the world...

 

[Benjamin]

That's fun! But of course the runes have to be younger then the established history, not saying they're not, just that, if they are, they won't be allowed to rock the boat.

 

[furryfrog]

The Lords Prayer written in the oldest known Runic Alphabet. Cool find.

 

[furryfrog]

This reminds me of the Rök runestone.

Rök runestone - Wikipedia

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The Rök runestone translated to english:

In memory of Vámóðr stand these runes. And Varinn coloured them, the father, in memory of his dead son.

I say the folktale / to the young men, which the two war-booties were, which twelve times were taken as war-booty, both together from various men.

I say this second, who nine generations ago lost his life with the Hreidgoths; and died with them for his guilt.
Þjóðríkr the bold,
chief of sea-warriors,
ruled over the shores
of the Hreiðsea.
Now he sits armed on
§B his Goth(ic horse),
his shield strapped,
the prince of the Mærings.

§C I say this the twelfth, where the horse of Gunnr sees fodder on the battlefield, where twenty kings lie.

This I say as thirteenth, which twenty kings sat on Sjólund for four winters, of four names, born of four brothers:
five Valkis, sons of Ráðulfr,
five Hreiðulfrs, sons of Rugulfr,
five Háisl, sons of Hǫrðr,
five Gunnmundrs/Kynmundrs, sons of Bjǫrn.

Now I say the tales in full. Someone …

I say the folktale / to the young men, which of the line of Ingold was repaid by a wife's sacrifice.

I say the folktale / to the young men, to whom is born a relative, to a valiant man. It is Vélinn. He could crush a giant. It is Vélinn …

§D I say the folktale / to the young men: Þórr.

§E Sibbi of Vé, §C nonagenarian, begot (a son).

 

[Benjamin]

I couldn't think of the name before, but it made me think of the Kensington Runestone (c. 1362) uncovered in 1898 from the roots of a fallen tree around Solem in Douglas County, Minnesota. It's considered a hoax by professionals but Peter Stormare made that show The American Runestone a few years ago trying to prove its authenticity.

 

[Jtucker]

At the University of Manitoba there is a whole Icelandic library unto itself as we have a very large amount of Icelander descendants that started settling here in the 1870's. I remember browsing through some of the lesser known biographies of relatively unknown explorers. I was surprised that there were a few that had detailed descriptions of trips to the interior of North America between the 14th and 17th centuries. Of course these aren't accepted as authentic outside the Icelandic community, but so many controversial Scandinavian artifacts have shown up over the years - it seems very possible.