Braids, runes, exploration ... Within Viking culture, it was popular to name children after Norse gods. Many boys’ names like ...

A Viking-era hoard was found in Scotland in 2014 and now runes on an armband have been translated for the first time. Andy Reid Had Fired-Up Three-Word Response to Travis Kelce Returning to Chiefs ...

Numerous stones carved with runes found across Scandinavia bear fascinating messages, such as one about a powerful Viking queen or a warning for frigid climate change based on past events.

Evidence of runic writing exists from the Roman Iron Age and the Viking era, but researchers have puzzled for years over exactly when runes originated. The enigmatic, spidery markings have ...