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The Kensington Runestone is a slab of greywacke stone covered in runes that was discovered in central Minnesota, United States, in 1898. Olof Ohman, a Swedish immigrant, reported that he unearthed it from a field in the largely rural township of Solem in Douglas County.
Mar 14, 2020 · To this day, visitors leave the Runestone Museum in Alexandria, Minn., unsure of who really carved one of Minnesota's greatest mysteries, the Kensington Runestone.
Oct 28, 2023 · Investigating America's Viking dream through arguably the most controversial Norse-related archaeological find of all time. In 1898, Olof Öhman claimed to have stumbled upon the Kensington Runestone tangled in the roots of a poplar tree on his Minnesota farm. Source: The Viking Herald. Ever since the Vinland Sagas described a semi-mythical ...
We have the Kensington Runestone in our museum. The Runestone and the enduring mystery of its origin continues to be the hallmark of the Runestone Museum. This intriguing artifact was discovered in 1898, clutched in the roots of an aspen tree on the Olof Öhman farm near Kensington, MN (15 miles southwest of Alexandria). The Runestone has led ...
May 18, 2020 · The Kensington Runestone is a gravestone-sized slab of hard, gray sandstone called graywacke into which Scandinavian runes are cut. It stands on display in Alexandria, Minnesota, as either a...
Oct 22, 2010 · The Kensington Runestone is a large stone with runes carved in it that some believe it may have been carved by Vikings. It is 31 inches tall, 16 inches wide, six inches thick and it weighs 202 pounds. The interesting thing about the Kensington Runestone is that it was discovered in Minnesota.
The Kensington Runestone is a gravestone-sized slab of hard, gray sandstone called graywacke into which Scandinavian runes are cut. It stands on display in Alexandria, Minnesota, as a unique record of either Norse exploration of North America or Minnesota’s most brilliant and durable hoax.
The World Famous and controversial Kensington Rune Stone was the Runestone Museum’s only artifact when it opened its’ doors in 1958. Since then, the museum has grown to include additional artifacts found in Minnesota that relate to Middle-Age Nordic explorers.
Peter Stormare and Elroy Balgaard try to solve the mystery of a runestone found in Kensington, USA, whose authenticity has been questioned since it was discovered by a Swedish immigrant over 100 years ago. The Kensington Runestone is a big block of greywacke stone inscribed in runes.
A 200-pound (90-kilogram) slab of graywacke inscribed with runes (medieval Germanic script), the stone is said to have been unearthed on a farm near Kensington, Minn., in 1898. The inscription, dated 1362, is purported to be by a group of Norwegian and Swedish explorers from Vinland who visited the Great Lakes area in that year.
