[SunkenCiv]

What did people do with so many whetstones 1,300 years ago? The two light grey stones were found in Eidsborg in Telemark, while the darkest ones are from Mostadmarka in Trøndelag.

Photo: Irene Baug

[Gay State Conservative]

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[laplata]

I’d love to have a Viking whetstone. It would be enjoyable to use.

[P.O.E.]

As kids we used to collect shiny, smooth brown stones called “lucky stones”. I still have a couple lying around somewhere.

[nickcarraway]

Were those to comb their dreadlocks?

[ptsal]

Bkmk

[HartleyMBaldwin]

If they had only sailed to Arkansas.

[BipolarBob]

Found in Minnesota?

[nicollo]

Like anything, it started innocently... first a whetstone here and there, then a nickel or dime, not much, but before you know it, they needed kilos of everyone else’s stones.

[Fai Mao]

I bet every non-Viking owned a wet stone too

[Southside_Chicago_Republican]

Bookmark

[Stosh]

So why did they plant them at Stonehenge, and how the heck did they get them to grow?

[Srednik]

They sharpened tools and weapons. Whet means to sharpen.

[Libloather]

[Mr Radical]

And Kittens.
Every Viking owned a kitten.

[Openurmind]

Looks like the advantage of this source is how the stone is naturally fractured into a desirable shape without needing any further shaping. Just dig them up and they are ready to go. It would actually be kind of rare to find a source like this.

[dfwgator]

I HATE VIKINGS!!!!!

[Grimmy]

In the age where edged weapons made of steel were common wear and use, seems to me that whetstones would be as common as rocks.