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Ancient Runestones

It's always amazing when ancient artifacts are found in the forest. These things can often answer questions that we had about the past and fill in some of the blanks that we had about certain civilizations. That's why these ancient runestones were such an impressive discovery. When they were discovered in the forests of Sweden, experts were able to trace them back to the Viking era. Amazingly, over 2000 were found.

Bengt A Lundberg / Kulturmiljöbild, Riksantikvarieämbetet via Wikimedia Commons

Apparently, these runestones were used as a way for the Vikings to honor friends and family who had passed away, and they put them in the forest to keep them safe and protected from the rest of the world.