Viggen Posted March 8, 2004 Report Share Posted March 8, 2004 A walker has discovered a mysterious stone inscribed with 1200-year-old Viking graffiti which could provide the first tangible evidence that the fearsome Norse raiders gave up raping and pillaging to live alongside native Scots. Experts believe the palm-sized slate unearthed in a rabbit burrow and carved with runes, an alphabetic script used by the peoples of Northern Europe from the first century AD, could be the work of a Viking raider or a first generation Danish settler. full article at The Herald Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viggen Posted March 11, 2004 Author Report Share Posted March 11, 2004 TheCourier has more about the runic inscription found in Dalgety Bay. with Image! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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