From rack to rune.
Posted on 12/09/2005 8:22:17 PM PST by NormsRevenge
The Kensington Rune Stone: Compelling New Evidence.
That is the title of a new book published by Scott Wolter and Richard Nielsen.
Wolter is a geologist and petrographer from St. Paul who has been working on the mysterious stone for the past several years.
Nielsen is linguistic expert who has also been studying the Kensington Runestone (KRS).
Nielsen said the 574-page book is quite comprehensive and provides information about the Ohman family in detail.
Olof Ohman is the Swedish farmer who reportedly found the stone wrapped in the roots of an aspen tree on his farm near Kensington in the fall of 1898.
The stone contains runic symbols that some believe were carved by Viking explorers in 1362 – 130 years before Columbus is credited with "discovering" America.
Nielsen said the new evidence is the key that fits everything together and that the geology shows the runes carved in the stone are very old and that the pyrite found on the stone indicates that Ohman couldn't have carved the stone. The belief that the stone is a hoax and that Ohman carved the inscription is still held by many people today.
He says the stone is "well over 200 years old."
But more importantly, Nielsen said that part of the new evidence is the runes in the inscription itself. One in particular is the dotted R, which he said is a "palatable R," meaning it is not in the modern language.
During the course of the investigation, the authors and others documented that some of the runes have punch marks or other anomalies that suggest there might be more to the inscription and language than previously reported – a code within the runes.
The authors believe the markings were made by Teutonic Knights, an order active in the Baltic and Gotland, Sweden between 1199 and 1525. The fact that the Knights were mentioned in the popular novel, The DaVinci Code, is purely coincidental, the authors say.
"It's such a long story," he said, as he tried to explain.
He added that another part of the book reports scandalous behavior by early scholars who discredited the stone. Some investigators provided false information and lied about the results of their research, the book contends.
Nielsen said the scandal is with the scholars who didn't bother to look in a dictionary.
In the introduction, Nielsen and Wolter said the new book will present compelling evidence that the Kensington Runestone is a genuine medieval document.
Both authors are adamant and truly believe that the stone was not carved in the 19th century, which proves that Ohman was not involved in a hoax and that he is not the carver of the stone.
The new evidence, as presented by Nielsen and Wolter, covers history, geology, mathematics, linguistics, runology and religion.
"Much of the evidence is truly startling and fits together in a consistent and cohesive way that was never before thought possible," said the authors.
Nielsen said it is a huge breakthrough in the authenticity of the stone. He called it a "quantum leap."
He also said that the new evidence, which he wouldn't share much of, will put the KRS on the map.
"We tried to work with logic," he said, stating that the uncovering of evidence that the stone is authentic is "hardly over."
Book signing
Nielsen and Wolter will be on hand this Saturday, December 10, for a book signing and conference.
The event will take place at the Community Center in Kensington starting at 10:30 a.m.
At 2 p.m., Nielsen will discuss the language aspects and report on the significance of the special runes found in his research of the stone.
The book is available for purchase at the Kensington Area Heritage Society, which is hosting the book signing, and at historical societies in Douglas, Grant, Pope and Stevens counties.
Probably pure bull along the lines of "CHariots of the Gods".
Whne this farmer "found" the runestone, feelings among Scandianvian Americans were high over the issue of the "first" discovery. They had the Vinlanda Saga, and there was the popular belief that Columbus was here "first"
(Several millions of Indians apparently had no standing on the matter)
We now know that the Vinlanda Saga was true, having found REAL Viking Artifacts in Newfoundland - and elsewhere.
Its very likely the Norse were on the east coast of America possibly as far south as Delaware or Chesapeak Bay - and in 1000 A.D., not later as this "runestone" purports.
As for the hogwash about the Teutonic Knights - they were just that - Teutonic Knights - Germans - not Swedes. And they were active in fighting the Old Prussians, and Slavs who were still pagans in the early Middle Ages.
Again - Hogwash. Save your money.
From rack to rune.
Something I'd posted previously:
"Geologist says 'Runestone' found in 1898 by Olof Ohman is not hoax; local descendents agree"
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1490363/posts
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not sure there is much new here,, saw it on the local paper,, I grew up about 15 miles away from the site where it was "found". ;-)
That is one weird looking rune.. looks like the McDonalds arches .. or something else.. :-}
It is in east Oklahoma...
Thanks for including the Heavner Runestone.
Having spent most of my life in Oklahoma summers and winters,
I suspect the runes translate to "this place is too hot or too cold,
back to Greenland we go.".
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in chronological order, what I've found so far (and I'm going to bed in a minute, after I do the GGG digest):
The Kensington Runestone;
verified as proof of Scandinavians in Minnesota in 1362
Ripsaw News | FR post 07-21-02 | By Jim Richardson and Allen Richardson
Posted on 07/22/2002 2:22:42 PM PDT by vannrox
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/720514/posts
Norse Stone Authenticity Put To Test (Kensington Runestone)
AP | 10-03-2003 | Travis Reed
Posted on 11/16/2003 9:57:09 PM PST by blam
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1023148/posts
Kensington Runestone Looking More Like a Fake
The Minneapolis/St Paul Star Tribune | April 8, 2004 | Peg Meier
Posted on 04/09/2004 7:03:23 PM PDT by quidnunc
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1114845/posts
Geologist says 'Runestone' found in 1898 by Olof Ohman is not hoax; local descendents agree
Isanti County News Minnesota | 9/21/05 | Rachel Kytonen
Posted on 09/23/2005 7:25:11 PM PDT by solitas
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1490363/posts
"As for the hogwash about the Teutonic Knights - they were just that - Teutonic Knights - Germans - not Swedes. And they were active in fighting the Old Prussians, and Slavs who were still pagans in the early Middle Ages.
On my Swedish ancestor side, several of the names are from Prussia, Brandenburg, etc. This indicates to me that Germans migrated and remained in Sweden.
A Swedish King started the well known glass industry, in Smaland, bringing skilled artisans from the continent.
So it is not unreasonable for Germanic presence among the Nordic people at that time.
I'm not taking a position about Minnesota. Just providing some history about Scandinavia (in this case Sweden). I have no knowledge one way or the other, as to Germans also migrating to Norway--the more likely origin of travelers to the new world.
Those that made it to the Maritime Provinces (forget the name--Lief Ericson?), were Norwegian or Icelandic or Greenlanders (maybe those were all the same, back then).
Among other things, they were looking for lumber. Found themselves far from home, outnumbered by Skraelings, and then.....? Did some stay? Did others come back later?
Ha Ha Ha Ha! pretty good, havn't thought of that. It was pretty hot when I saw it.
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