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Decoding the Kensington Runestone

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Decoding the Kensington Runestone

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Skeptic@lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 months ago

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The story goes that this stone covered with Viking runes was found in a Minnesota field in 1898. Its true history is much more interesting.

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Isn’t this always the way? The truth is more interesting than what these hoaxters come up with.

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