Real or Fake: The Kensington Runestone

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  the kensington room stone

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  In 1898,

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  a slam of stone was found tangled in the roots of

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  a tree in rural Minnesota by Swedish immigrant Olaf Ohman,

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  this stone has been the subject of debate ever since and begs us to ask the question.

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  We're Vikings here in the United States.

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  What is the kensington rune stone?

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  The large slab of stone in Olaf's field was covered in strange markings.

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  This was first thought to be an indian almanac,

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  but it was later discovered that the markings on the stone were nordic runes.

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  The markings told the tale of 30 Scandinavian explorers who had landed in the east

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  10 men red of blood and dead

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  tells of the murder of some of their party.

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  The date on the stone

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  13 62

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  Vikings in America.

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  At the time of the stone's discovery,

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  there was an increased interest for all things viking in America.

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  Essays were being written about the Vikings discovering America.

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  In 18 93 a viking ship stole the show at the world's Columbian Exposition in Chicago

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  having sailed there the entire way from Norway

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  here was proof that Vikings were here first,

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  But by 1910, after extensive scientific studies,

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  the Kensington rune stone was considered a hoax

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  is the kensington rune stone real or fake.

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  The rune stone has been studied extensively since its discovery,

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  linguists,

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  scientists and geologists from around the world have

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  weighed in on the authenticity of the stone.

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  While there are many who believe that the stone is real,

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  the scientific research all points to the stone being a fake.

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  A few of the reasons the stone is considered fake.

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  The runes, grammar and phrasing or modern.

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  The carvings on the stone look freshly carved with no weathering.

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  This is also true for softer parts of the stone.

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  The timing was too convenient. Coming at the height of the viking craze in America

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  ethical research and the room stone

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  put simply ethics and research comes down to finding credible

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  sources from knowledgeable authors and

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  using the information learned appropriately.

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  It is important to acknowledge all sides of a topic and to not mislead the audience.

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  The goal is to learn about the bigger picture

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  and to responsibly convey any findings or conclusions.

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  In the case of the kensington Rune stone,

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  we found an almost overwhelming amount of credible sources that

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  were in favor of the stone being a fake.

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  The claims that the stone is real come from people that are close to the stone.

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  It's a local legend and the story of the stone and its discovery has been passed down.

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  Why are our sources credible

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  using the crap test on our sources help determine which ones to use And we found

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  one.

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  All of our sources dates from the finding of

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  the room stone to present day with updated information

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  to

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  They are all focused around the kensington Rune stone.

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  Three

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  info from our sources has been verified by scientists

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  and historians and concur with other kensington room stone

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  sources and for our sources have no agenda other

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  than stating facts known about the kensington Rune stone.

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  As you can see, we have quite an extensive list of sources for our work cited.

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  I hope that you enjoyed our presentation about the kensington Rune stone and

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  feel free to use any of these sources to look further into it.

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  Thank you so much.