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STOCKHOLM One of the world's most famous runestones is now believed to have been erected by Vikings fearing a repeat of a previous cold climate crisis in Scandinavia, according to a new study. The Rok stone, located near Lake Vattern in central Sweden, carr…

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An updated interpretation of the famous Rök runestone suggests Vikings were preoccupied by the threat of a climate calamity. The Rök runestone was completed and upraised in what is now Östergötland, Sweden, around 800 CE, and it was long thought to describe …

Wikimedia CommonsThe Rok runestone’s inscriptions, which contain allusions to catastrophic climate change. The Rok (or Rök) stone, unearthed in the ninth century near Sweden’s Lake Vattern, holds the longest runic inscription in the world. The 700-plus runes…

Stockholm -- The writing on a famous Viking-era runestone may reflect fears of an approaching climate disaster in 9th century Scandinavia, according to new research by a team of Swedish academics. The Rok stone, located near Lake Vattern in central Sweden,…

The Rök stone, raised in the ninth century near the Lake Vättern in south-central Sweden, bears the longest runic inscription in the world with more than 700 runes covering its five sides. It is believed to have been erected as a memorial to a dead son, but …

IMAGE: Rök runes. view more  Credit: Helge Andersson Several passages on the Rök stone - the world's most famous Viking Age runic monument - suggest that the inscription is about battles and for over a hundred years, researchers have been trying to connec…

One of the world's most famous runestones is now believed to have been erected by Vikings fearing a repeat of a previous cold climate crisis in Scandinavia, a new study said Wednesday. The Rok stone, raised in the ninth century near the lake Vattern in south…

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