The ancient runes of an inscribed silver armband found in a buried Viking treasure hoard in Scotland are helping ... were ...

In fact, the Vikings left behind a great number of documents in stone, wood and metal, all written in the enigmatic symbols known as runes. They relied on these symbols not only for writing but ...

As well as remembering big battles in their stories, the sagas were used to record family history ... Image caption, Viking runes were scratched on to the walls at the Maeshowe neolithic burial ...

The ancient runes of an inscribed silver armband found in a buried ... Researchers now believe the whole thing reads, “This is the community’s wealth.” Viking Family Heirlooms or Trade Networks?