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Discussion Boards => Off-Topic => Debate & Discuss => Topic started by: jaba187 on April 17, 2013, 07:53:37 pm
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Just wanted to share some interesting finds of precious artifacts from my ancestors thousands of years ago, these precious protected ancient artifacts have been found all over the North American Continent. As well as the Kensington Runestone was unearthed back in 1891 20 miles from my homefront. Check out the website below and check out the images as well as the detailed information about this ancient history of our nation.
The Kensington Runestone has been the subject of discussion and controversy since its discovery in 1898 by a Swedish farmer, named Olof Ohman, while clearing land for his farm near Kensington, Minnesota (45* 48' 46.17"N - 95* 40' 01.53"). Due to inherent skepticism, and the fact that Olof was himself Swedish, many people thought the stone was a forgery. This controversy has existed for over 100 years up until this very time. Well the controversy is over. There is now physical proof that the runestone is authentic and plays a large role in American history. The Kensington Runestone, pictured above, is 31 inches high, 16 inches wide, six inches thick and weighs 202 pounds. On the face and one side are characters known as "runes", a type of writing used in the Middle Ages only by inhabitants of northwestern Europe, such as the Norwegians, Danes, and Gotland Islanders.
Stones similar to the Kensington Runestone have been found up and down the East Coast, in the Ohio Valley and on the Great Plains of North America. The "Heavener Runestone" of Oklahoma is a slab about 12 feet high, 10 feet wide, and 16 inches thick with runic letters spelling out the word "Gaomedat". By reversing two runes which appear to be different from the others, the inscription becomes "Glomedal", or "Glome's Valley". It could also be rendered "G. Nomedal". Nomedal is a Norwegian family name. Thanks to the efforts of Gloria Farley, the area surrounding the stone is now the Heavner Runestone State Park. The stone is now protected inside a building erected around it. The official theory is that the stone was erected as a Nordic boundary marker between 600 A.D. and 900 A.D.
http://www.thekensingtonrunestone.com/
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I've been doing a little research on this and can't find any legitimate evidence of the background of it. Some claim it's real, others claim it's a fake.