Mindy Weisberger (she/her) on Nostr: In my latest for CNN, I spoke to experts from Denmark & the U.K. about solving a ...

In my latest for CNN, I spoke to experts from Denmark & the U.K. about solving a runestone puzzle more than 1,000 years in the making.

Viking queen Thyra was hailed on runestones as "Denmark's strength/salvation" (possibly "Denmark's adornment," translations vary). New analysis of carvings links previously unrelated stones & suggests that Thyra held considerable power—she was mentioned on more monuments than any Viking-era king.

https://www.cnn.com/2023/10/13/europe/viking-queen-thyra-runestones-denmark-scn/index.html

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