Comments on: Top Ten Viking Hoaxes

By: Tom Thowsen

Tom Thowsen — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 12:28:52 +0000

Aaron,
I like your attitude, there must be more solid evidence in this issue. There is more work to do – and the first thing we are agreeing on is that: Digging the site is a good start. So this is an aim. But there is more: unifying the people who are interested in the Pre-Columbian Discovery of America by Norsemen. In this matter many have worked isolated. Now we can unify and share our knowledge on this issue.
I talk to anyone out there who are interested: Please participate in our Facebook site for free. We were established Feb 3, 2010. To day we have already reach 79 members, pr Mars 12. There are people from all over Scandinavia and the United States of America.

Here is The Kensington Rune Stone International Supporters Club web site:

http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#!/group.php?gid=287262734058&ref=mf

By: Steinar Skailand

Steinar Skailand — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 22:23:30 +0000

The enigmas of the engravings on a significant lot of “American “rune” stones” have been solved by the Norwegian Dr. pilos. Kjell Aartun. The solutions were printed in the book(s) “Studien zur ugatitischen Lexikographie”, published by the well known German “Harrassowitz Verlag”, in 2006.
The language is German. I have translated some engravings to Norwegian and English.

By: Aaron Beal

Aaron Beal — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 13:44:09 +0000

Steiner,
Thanks …I was generalizing when I said Vikings reached the Americas first, I should have said before Columbus to be clear. My mistake.

Tom,
Agreed. Digging the site is a good start. In fairness multiple highly experienced archaeologists should supervise a dig, including some of the most hardened skeptics and believers, this would help strengthen the credibility of any finds. Preferably including experts who have experience getting their hands dirty (specifically with Nordic cultural digs). I understand much work has been done to authenticate the stone, but consider that history is being rewritten …facing a huge challenge here… as you know. I believe more convincing forensics is needed on the stone itself since it the only objective evidence that isn’t not buried. Here’s the challenge … indisputable scientific evidence of when the stone was made in needed, and less focus on the improbability of possessing knowledge to fake such a stone, and less on proper characters or translation (something a linguist doesn’t want to here). Only then will the most experienced archaeologist even consider risking his reputation on a dig of this sort. I am by no means a linguist expert, but it seems to me experts are hung up on the proper characters and/or translation of the stone. Even among the experts some of this interpretation is subjective. Where can I acquire written papers of others (outside of the US) who have evaluated this stone?

By: Tom Thowsen

Tom Thowsen — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 15:17:25 +0000

The Kensington Rune Stone International Supporters Club; invites you to participate in our Facebook club. This is an international meeting place for everybody interested in the Kensington Rune Stone and the Pre-Columbian Discovery of America by Norsemen. Please participate and invite your friends and colleges as well. It’s for free. Right now we are debating the Ulen sword, found in Minnesota in 1911. This sword bears a sign, which actually shows it might have belonged to Paul Knutsson. Here you will get interesting news. (We were established Feb 3, 2010. Feb 28, 2010 we are already 69 members)

Best Regards
Tom Thowsen

By: Tom Thowsen

Tom Thowsen — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 11:23:21 +0000

Aron, as fare as I can see, there’s little response on Scott Wolters theory about the Templar’s here in Norway. The few reactions I got when I am mentioning him and his work on the Kensington Rune Stone – had rather been negative. It all depends on his Templar’s. That’s bad, I think. Because Scott has done so much positive research as a geologist on this Rune Stone. I hope people can see that, and not judging all his work as crap, because of the Templar’s.
Well, from my point of view, it’s not really important if they were Templar’s or not. First of all they were Norsemen. If this Stone not are a hoax, their mission could have been the same as Columbus: Searching a seaway to India and China. They might have travelled from the Bay of St Lawrence, up streams to the great lakes. On the vest side of Lake Superior they left their ships, and travelled by canoes on the rivers to Minnesota. 21 kilometres pr day, in 14 days; it’s plausible, you know.
But we need hard evidence… It’s unbelievable! In over hundred 100 years the scholars have fight against each other, and still not solved the riddle. And in that fight they all have forgotten to do a properly work. The finding site has never been under an archaeological search. They still don’t know what’s hidden in the ground at the Ohmans farm. It’s a Shame! The answer to the riddle lies there? Will they ever search for it? Or should the debate just go on and on and on…
No – Let the archaeologist dig!

By: Steinar Skailand

Steinar Skailand — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 19:26:30 +0000

The Vikings were the 2.nd (or third) group of europeans to reach America.
The first were the “Prior to the Fenecians”.
The Vikings had nothing to do concerning “the American rune stones”.
Approximate age of the Engraving:
Loudon County Stoninscription 3800 years
Heavener”rune” stone 3500 ”
Spirit Pond (map stone) 3500 ”
Grave creek tablet (pure Etruscan) 3200 years
The Kensington “rune” stone (50/50 Etruscan/runes) 3000 years.

By: Aaron Beal

Aaron Beal — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 16:22:28 +0000

Vikings reached the Americas first …no question, but more evidence is needed to persuade me that the Kensington Stone is authentic. I do believe templar descendants have had business relations with Nords/Vikings but any discussion connecting the rune-stone to the Holy Grail is a stretch of the imagination and in my opinion only lessons the credibility of any argument for the authenticity of the Kensington stone. If authentic …it’s likely the Templars are not connected to the stone, but only related by use of common symbols. This has all good making for another Da Vinci Code sequel.

Tom, I would like to hear what conversation takes place with Norwegian countrymen experts. You will need to have rock solid reasoning (no pun intended). If the Kensington stone is belonging to Vikings, then I would like to hear reasons from a team of world experts and scholars. Keep me posted …I want to believe. With this said, I don’t believe Templars brought extraordinary religious relicts here to the Americas for safe keeping.

By: stephen

stephen — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 03:43:49 +0000

does anyone have any of the photos that were taken from edward f. gray of the eriksson rune stone? and does anyone know a specific location of where it can be found during low tide?

By: Tom Thowsen

Tom Thowsen — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 13:28:12 +0000

The Kensington Rune Stone International Supporters Club; invites you to participate in this Facebook club.
Our mission is to bring people together across the world, so every one who have interest in the Kensington Rune Stone – easily can get in contact with each other, and share knowledge. This could be a very efficient and a powerful tool in our work to proof the Rune Stone not a hoax.
This is an international meeting place for everybody interested in the Kensington Rune Stone and the Pre-Columbian Discovery of America by Norsemen. Please Participate and invite your friends and colleges as well. (Established Feb 3, 2010)

Best Regards
Tom Thowsen

By: sherm

sherm — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 03:10:22 +0000

Kim and Tom,, thanks for this reply. Please check out more of the believers.
the AVA.. site:
http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/AncientVikingsAmerica

kim,, Talked to flatten too, he and his dad logged the runestone hills area and sold the wood to my dad to make yardsticks and snowfense from.
thanks
steve