Posted on 06/16/2025 4:58:09 PM PDT by yesthatjallen
Archaeologists have cracked the code of 255 mysterious symbols carved into a rock in Canada more than 200 years ago.
The writing was discovered in 2018 after a fallen tree revealed the square-shaped inscription near the town of Wawa, located about 155 miles from the nearest US border crossing in Michigan.
Ryan Primrose, an archaeologist from the Ontario Center for Archaeological Education, has now revealed that the symbols form the Lord’s Prayer — a well-known Christian prayer — written in Swedish.
He identified the characters as Nordic runes, part of an old alphabet once used in Sweden and other parts of Scandinavia.
It was a surprising find in the middle of Canada, but researchers later discovered that Swedish workers were hired by the Hudson’s Bay Company in the 1800s to work at remote trading posts — suggesting one of them may have made the carving.
Because no other objects were found at the site, Primrose believes it may have been a simple outdoor place of worship.
In the 1800s, the HBCa British fur trading enterprise was rapidly expanding its operations across North America, from the Pacific Northwest to the Canadian Arctic.
To keep these trading posts staffed, HBC frequently recruited workers from European countries, including Sweden, Norway and Denmark.
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Seems strange for Swedes to have been writing in runes in the 1800s but I’m no expert.
It doesn’t surprise me that some people exercise their traditions as personal activities.
Psyops put out by Sheetz.
There’s a Runestone in Alexandria, MN. Big controversy on its origin. Sounds similar …
I’m sure there is a code in there somewhere that pinpoints the treasure on oak Island.
No doubt. And also the treasure on Blind Frog Ranch and what’s under the Mesa at Skinwalker Ranch. Bigfoot will probably still be able to elude capture.
Sounds like another Kensington runestone hoax.
Kensington runestone? Also found when a tree was removed.
I think that’s the one.
My Swedish ancestors arrived in the late 1800s, so I don’t think it was grandpa Otto.
If the Jerusalem Post or Daily Mail have an archaeology story, ignore it.
I take it back. This is far more recent than I thought they were saying.
This brings to mind the “Kensington Runestone” found near Alexandria Minnesota. It, too, was found in the roots of a tree. The Wikipedia article on this is heavily biased toward declaring it a fake, but at least mentions several of the findings that point toward authenticity.
The town of WaWa. Fun Fact: largely known as the birthplace of the Wawa pedal used by millions of guitarists. /s
[Archaeology Magazine] Runes carved into bedrock, Ontario, CanadaOntario Centre for Archaeological Research & Education
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