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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
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A fun and interesting read.
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posted on
07/22/2002 2:22:43 PM PDT
by
vannrox
To: vannrox
Yeah, a good read, and instructive on how "experts" can throw cold water on important theories. Makes you wonder how much other history has been spiked or ridiculed into silence by experts.
To: vannrox
I remember learning about this "hoax" in grade school in Minnesota.
To: vannrox
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...a genuine artifact commemorating the deaths of 10 medireview Scandinavians in Minnesota in the year 1362. I realize that "eval" is a potentially dangerous Java keyword to execute. But, being a reasonably astute programmer, I also realize that "medieval" is not a keyword at all, and need not be filtered by Yahoo's stupid email tool.
This impact of this clunky tool is really becoming an issue, it seems.
To: vannrox
You're having quite a day with these posts. Just don't fall in The Medved Zone.
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posted on
07/22/2002 2:47:59 PM PDT
by
balrog666
To: moodyskeptic
Wellnow, the Richardson brothers have been chasing this ghost for some time now - they're not exactly unbiased observers. It's hardly a consensus view that the thing is authentic - the best one can say is that its authenticity remains unresolved for the moment, IMO. There's decent evidence both ways, and no final answer just yet about the Kensington stone...
To: vannrox
BUMP! An excellent read!
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posted on
07/22/2002 2:51:44 PM PDT
by
Paul Ross
To: vannrox
Bump for later reading.
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posted on
07/22/2002 2:57:02 PM PDT
by
SoDak
To: vannrox
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posted on
07/22/2002 3:00:57 PM PDT
by
blam
To: vannrox
Uffdah
To: vannrox
I thought maybe they found lots of coffee grounds, an ancient jello mold, and a recipe for a potato casserole suitable for church potluck dinners. :)
To: vannrox
Interesting indeed. When the 2000+ year old copper mines in Minnesota are rigorously investigated, watch out!
To: Pining_4_TX
"Hotdish"! (not casserole)
To: vannrox
Thanks for the post.
Im a native Minnesotan, born and grew up about 10 miles from where the Runestone was "found".
The Runestone would have had to have been carved by a farmer that probably never went to school beyond 6th grade... in order to be a hoax.
If any of you folks get a chance , swing on by and have a few days of fishing and sightseeing, its a good area to visit. And ya might even see a real Live Moose .. No Cheese tho. Thank Goodness!
To: vannrox
amazing
To: Uff Da
ping
To: NormsRevenge
A little research from an amateur sleuth on the Kensington Runestone. The author of this website, Michael Zalar was recently interviewed by Ripsaw News, a weekly newspaper from Duluth, MN.
THE KENSINGTON RUNESTONE 
To: NormsRevenge
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To: Beelzebubba
"Hotdish"! (not casserole) My apologies. I'm German and don't know all the lingo. :)
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