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Piecing Together the Mystery of the Oldest Rune Stone Ever Dated Reconstructing the Oldest Rune Stone Reassembling the fragments of the world's oldest known rune stone reveals a jigsaw-like fit suggesting intentional separation and offering insight into the practical and ritual significance of early Germanic rune stones. The Origins and Functions of Runes Before the Latin alphabet became widespread, runes served as the written form for Germanic languages with the earliest runic scripts in use until about AD 700. The exact origins and functions of these runes, however, are still not well understood. Dr. Kristel Zilmer's Insight on Runic Writing Dr. Kristel Zilmer, a professor of runology at the University of Oslo and member of the research team behind a recent publication in Antiquity , notes that tracing the development of runic writing and the practice of inscribing runes on stone is a challenging task. Discovery of Rune Inscribed Fragments at Svingerud Grave Field The discov...