Archaeologists remain baffled by a surprising, seemingly ahistorical find located deep in the Canadian wilderness. But after ...

On the Origins of Old Germanic Runic Alphabet and Early Irish Ogham ... This overlooks the fact that the order of characters is the most consistent component in borrowed alphabets. Both the Celtic ...

While weeding his garden, a man in England stumbled across a stone inscribed with a 1,600-year-old message written in a rare Irish alphabet. Its discovery was quite a surprise, especially since ...

Traces of Ogham can still be found all across Ireland. The ancient script of Ogham, sometimes known now as the 'Celtic Tree Alphabet,' originally contained 20 letters grouped into four groups of ...

Investigations show the stone is inscribed with a message in ogham, an Irish alphabet used from the fourth century A.D. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...

The Swedish runic calendar or almanac is a medieval invention, based on the nineteen year long metonic cycle of the moon. The runic calendars had a revival in the eighteenth century, as seen here in ...

So, take this as your introduction to the world of runes, but don't hesitate to explore which alphabets, sets, and stones speak to you most. Ahead, 25 Viking runes and their meanings to help you ...

In the eighth century, the UU form was temporarily replaced by ƿ (wynn), a character from the runic alphabet used in Old English. For a while, wynn became the standard symbol for W.

Why Archaeologists Are Excited About a Viking Comb. It's a 1,000-year-old comb simply inscribed with the word "comb," but it may hold clues to the origins of the Viking Age.