The Scandinavians had their own explanation for the appearance of the runes. According to legend, Odin, chief of the Norse gods, speared himself to a tree in a self-sacrificial attempt to receive ...

According to historians and experts in Norse mythology, the Vikings believed that runes were imbued with the energy of the gods and could influence people's destinies. Power Runes and Their ...

The mysterious Rök stone, one of the world’s most famous runestones, was raised in the ninth Century in Sweden and contains the longest runic inscription ... alludes to a Viking fear very ...