The Vikings are often portrayed as illiterate ... Rune Masters were also skilled in the art of rune casting, a method of divination. In one common rune-casting technique, the diviner carved ...

A silver armband discovered in a surprisingly large hoard buried in Scotland reveal more about ancient this ancient era.

The Jelling burial mounds and one of the runic stones are striking examples of pagan Nordic culture, while the other runic stone and the church illustrate the Christianization of the Danish people ...