This lends some credibility to the(Norwegian) “Kensington Runestone” found in the late 1800s in Kensington, near Alexandria Minnesota. It was found under and entwined in the roots of an old apple tree that had died, and fallen over. It also had some ancient runes inscribed on it that were not in use for centuries.
The runestone was given little credibility and was considered a fake as it was found in a Norwegian community that was only several decades old. Critics said that any early visitors would clearly never have known that Norwegians would eventually settle there and understand what the runes were.
If Scott Wolter lurks here, I wish he’d pipe up.
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