16K views · 496 reactions | A Viking runestone may be a warning from a past climate shock that chilled the North and starved its farms. #VikingAge #Archaeology #ClimateHistory | The History Archives | Facebook

In ninth-century Sweden a Viking father named Varinn erected a massive stone monument for his fallen son and to warn of a past climate catastrophe that nearly ended his people's nine worlds. The stone known as the Rok runestone dates to around 800 AD and carries over 700 complex runic characters. Scholars once believed it recounted epic battles and lost kings but new research links its tale to a volcanic winter between 536 and 550 AD when darkness and cold brought mass starvation and hardship ac

5.3K views · 197 reactions | A Viking Age runestone where the three Kings follow the Star of Bethlehem!? Gledelig jól!  . En runestein fra vikingtida hvor de hellige tre konger følger Betlehemsstjernen!? Gledelig jól!  #vikingage #archeology #arkeologi #history #viking #historie #runestones #runes | Vikingtidsmuseet | Facebook

513K views · 4.5K reactions | Dig into the ancient Norse language of runes, and decipher the mysterious symbols that tell tales of dragons, magic and war: | TED-Ed | Facebook

74K views · 3.7K reactions | Norse Tattoos: What These Ancient Viking Symbols Really Mean. Would you tattoo the wisdom of Odin… or the power of Thor onto your skin? #NorseMythology #VikingTattoos #AncientSymbols #Yggdrasil #Thor #Mjolnir #HelmOfAwe #Valknut #Vegvisir #Runes #HuginnAndMuninn #TattooInspiration #MythsAndLegends #HistoryThroughArt #VikingCulture #AIArt #TattooMeaning #SymbolicInk #MythologyVideo #StorytellingThroughInk | Myths & Legends | Facebook