The Kensington Runestone A slab of greywacke about 76 × 41 × 15 cm, weighing about 92 kg. It is now in the Runestone Museum in Alexandria, Minnesota, where the photo was taken.
1 Sources 6 Connections Olof Ohman A Swedish immigrant farmer who said he found the stone late in 1898, tangled in the roots of a poplar, while clearing his new land. Some critics have directly charged him with fabrication.
1 Sources 2 Connections The 1362 inscription It tells of eight Geats and twenty-two Norwegians who returned from fishing to find ten men "red of blood and dead". There are nine lines on the face and three on the edge, which gives the year 1362.
1 Sources 3 Connections A 19th-century language The language is closer to 19th-century than 14th-century Swedish, and at least seven of the runes match no known medieval standard: one of the main reasons scholars call it a hoax.
1 Sources 1 Connections Olaus J. Breda Professor of Scandinavian languages at the University of Minnesota. He declared the stone a forgery and sent copies to Scandinavian scholars, who unanimously pronounced it a recent fraud.
1 Sources 1 Connections Hjalmar Holand A Norwegian-American historian and author who argued for its authenticity for forty years, with brief success in 1949 when it was displayed at the Smithsonian.
1 Sources 2 Connections The $10 bill of sale The Minnesota Historical Society's bill of sale showing Ohman sold it the stone for $10 in 1911. Holand claimed Ohman had given the stone to him. The picture is the bill.
1 Sources 2 Connections Newton Horace Winchell A geologist who in 1910 estimated the inscription at roughly 500 years old by comparing its weathering with the back, while also noting that the chisel marks were fresh.
1 Sources 1 Connections George T. Flom A linguist who in 1910 found the runes and language strongly divergent from those of the 14th century. The picture shows the stone's two faces from his 1910 booklet.
1 Sources 1 Connections The poplar tree The stone was said to lie in the roots of a poplar estimated at anywhere from under 10 to about 40 years old. The county was not settled until 1858.
1 Sources 1 Connections said he found is carved on dates declared a forgery championed signed contradicts examined analysed held in its roots Control map, One finger scrolls the page. Two fingers move or zoom the map.
Select a card or connection to inspect it. − 100% + Fit board
Connected clues12 Source index1 Open questions2
Follow recorded connections through a shared clue. This does not establish a direct relationship between the endpoints.
Item The Kensington Runestone A slab of greywacke about 76 × 41 × 15 cm, weighing about 92 kg. It is now in the Runestone Museum in Alexandria, Minnesota, where the photo was taken. User contribution ↑ said he found Late in 1898. Sources 1 Person Olof Ohman A Swedish immigrant farmer who said he found the stone late in 1898, tangled in the roots of a poplar, while clearing his new land. Some critics have directly charged him with fabrication. User contribution ↑ is carved on Face and edge. Sources 1 Work The 1362 inscription It tells of eight Geats and twenty-two Norwegians who returned from fishing to find ten men "red of blood and dead". There are nine lines on the face and three on the edge, which gives the year 1362. User contribution Person Olof Ohman A Swedish immigrant farmer who said he found the stone late in 1898, tangled in the roots of a poplar, while clearing his new land. Some critics have directly charged him with fabrication. User contribution ↓ said he found Late in 1898. Sources 1 Item The Kensington Runestone A slab of greywacke about 76 × 41 × 15 cm, weighing about 92 kg. It is now in the Runestone Museum in Alexandria, Minnesota, where the photo was taken. User contribution ↓ signed For $10. Sources 1 Item The $10 bill of sale The Minnesota Historical Society's bill of sale showing Ohman sold it the stone for $10 in 1911. Holand claimed Ohman had given the stone to him. The picture is the bill. User contribution Work The 1362 inscription It tells of eight Geats and twenty-two Norwegians who returned from fishing to find ten men "red of blood and dead". There are nine lines on the face and three on the edge, which gives the year 1362. User contribution ↓ is carved on Face and edge. Sources 1 Item The Kensington Runestone A slab of greywacke about 76 × 41 × 15 cm, weighing about 92 kg. It is now in the Runestone Museum in Alexandria, Minnesota, where the photo was taken. User contribution ↑ dates Closer to 19th-century Swedish. Sources 1 Concept A 19th-century language The language is closer to 19th-century than 14th-century Swedish, and at least seven of the runes match no known medieval standard: one of the main reasons scholars call it a hoax. User contribution Person Hjalmar Holand A Norwegian-American historian and author who argued for its authenticity for forty years, with brief success in 1949 when it was displayed at the Smithsonian. User contribution ↓ championed For forty years. Sources 1 Item The Kensington Runestone A slab of greywacke about 76 × 41 × 15 cm, weighing about 92 kg. It is now in the Runestone Museum in Alexandria, Minnesota, where the photo was taken. User contribution ↑ contradicts Holand said he was given it. Sources 1 Item The $10 bill of sale The Minnesota Historical Society's bill of sale showing Ohman sold it the stone for $10 in 1911. Holand claimed Ohman had given the stone to him. The picture is the bill. User contribution More shared clues (8) AI research is a draft. Read the sources and check the context.
