Sweden, renowned for its wealth of Viking rune stones and rock carvings, boasts the world’s largest collection of these historic artifacts. These standing stones, dating back to between the 9th ...

Image caption, Viking runes were scratched on to the walls at the Maeshowe neolithic burial chamber on Orkney by Vikings who were sheltering from a storm. When the Vikings did write things down ...

This small hoard was found in Orkney in 1886. It contained glass and amber beads, a spoon and a Celtic harness mount recycled into a brooch by the Vikings, dating to the early 9th century.

One rune carving is on a stone hidden by grass ... reveal new details about the transition from the Picts to the Vikings in Orkney Dr Alex Sanmark, from the Institute for Northern Studies at ...