Learn your F-U-TH's The runic alphabet, or Futhark, gets its name from its first ... has its own distinct meaning often connected with Norse mythology (see clickable alphabet at left).

The land doesn't give away any clues as to why it holds its chilling name - and no two local historians can agree on why the ...

In such ways do recent myths inform present realities. It is an intriguing insight into the attraction of the Viking image. This is meaningless, and the stone appears to contain a random selection of ...

The world's oldest runestone may have been found in Norway, dating back more than 2,000 years. It is covered in primitive runic writing, and archaeologists believe it dates back to between AD 1 ...

Some are carved with letters of the Ogham, Latin and Runic alphabets, while others include personal and place names and scenes from Christian and Norse mythology. They are one of the greatest ...

English and the Norse tongues trace their oral cultures back to antiquity―Beowulf was composed in 650-1,000 CE, while the Elder Futhark runic inscriptions go back to the 1st century. But they ...

Ari Aster was recovering from a breakup of his own while he was developing the film, and that experience influenced his writing of the characters, in particular Dani. He was also inspired by ...

Ari Aster was recovering from a breakup of his own while he was developing the film, and that experience influenced his writing of ... refer to the runes as Elder Futhark and Younger Futhark ...