Viking Runestone Uncovers Climate Fears That Fed Ragnarг K Myth Ancient viking runestone warned of 'extremely ominous' climate crisis, scholars say. one of the world's most famous runestones is now believed to have been erected by vikings fearing a repeat of a previous cold climate crisis in scandinavia, a new study said wednesday. the rok stone, raised in the ninth century near the lake vattern in south. The rok (or rök) stone, unearthed in the ninth century near sweden’s lake vattern, holds the longest runic inscription in the world. the 700 plus runes (early germanic symbols) covering all five of the stone’s sides were previously believed to have been dedicated to a fallen young man as well as a number of viking battles, but researchers now believe the messages warned of dire climate.
How A Climate Crisis Helped Shape Norse Mythology “before the rök runestone was erected, a number of events occurred which must have seemed extremely ominous: a powerful solar storm coloured the sky in dramatic shades of red, crop yields. January 10, 2020. sweden's 1,200 year old rök stone is inscribed with more than 700 runes, some of which may discuss climate change. university of gothenburg. sometime in the early ninth century. 1,200 year old viking runestone may warn of climate change, study says. the rök runestone, which is etched with more than 700 characters and is dated to about 800 ce, is one of sweden’s most. “before the rök runestone was erected, a number of events occurred which must have seemed extremely ominous: a powerful solar storm coloured the sky in dramatic shades of red, crop yields.
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