Runes and Runestones.

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1. Which Scandinavian country has the most runestones by far? Sweden Denmark Norway Iceland

2. Why is there such an amount of different spellings on the runestones? The carver had to "sound" the words as he worked. It brought bad luck to spell like someone else. Every family had their own way of spelling. I lie. They are all remarkably similar in spelling.

3. There is often a depiction of an animal on the runestones. It has an elongated nose, drop-shaped eyes, and a long "tail" at the back of the head. The runes are written inside its thin, wriggling body. What exactly is it supposed to be ? No one knows. The Fenris-wolf. Nidhoggr. The Midgård-serpent.

4. Some Runestones are carved with jibberish that has no meaning at all. True False

5. People used to destroy/move the runestones and use them as building-material. What kind of constructions did they often wind up as part of? Castles. Churches. Town squares. Stables.

6. The oldest known runic inscriptions are thought to be from around.... 600 AD. 600 BC. 200-100 BC. 100-200 AD.

7. Swedish vikings laid the foundation to the country we now know as Russia. How many Russian runestones have been discovered so far ? 10. 1. 100. 110.

8. What is so remarkable about the Kensington Runestone ? It has only one gigantic rune on it. It was stolen by the English. It´s on display in a department store. It was found in America.

9. There are in fact some contemporary books and magazines that consist of runes alone. True False

10. Man began using runes to invoke the gods and/or cast spells by scratching them on to highly prized possessions, or carving them into rocks. The most famous and well known inscriptions date back to the Scandinavian viking-era. But when was one of the last authentic inscriptions made? 1893. 1280. 1565. 1749.