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William Bakken finds Blegen's arguments convincing, i.e., that "expert runologists" have pronounced the inscription a fraud and that people capable of this level of forgery were present in the Kensington area in the 1890s. Bibliography is longer than the article.
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Kensington Rune Stone Discussions
Subtitled "Why Kensington Runestone Is Authentic." Yuri Kuchinsky's contributions to some rather heated arguments on Usenet.
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Runestone Hill Topographic Map
Interactive map shows land features, and where Runestone Hill is in relation to Kensington. Requires JavaScript and a 4.0 or later browser.
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Geologist thinks Kensington Runestone not a hoax
Scott Wolter is convinced that the controversial runestone could not have been carved in 1898. Article by Peg Meier. [Star Tribune]
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Shows where Runestone Hill is in relation to Kensington and Alexandria.
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Avocational archaeologist and epigrapher J. Huston McCulloch attacks the theory that the engraver of the Kensington stone clumsily invented a rune to represent the late Latin letter j.
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A translation of the Kensington Rune Stone by Peter Sjolander. Contends that the stone marks the exact center of the northern hemisphere and longitudinal center of North America, and that therefore Redminland was all of North America.
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The Story of the Kensington Runestone
William P. Holmen briefly outlines the history of the controversial stone, and mentions the theory that the Norse explorers may have intermarried with the Mandan Indians.
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Tests suggest Kensington Runestone is authentic
Report on scholarly findings presented at the Midwest Archaeology Conference held in November 2000. [Associated Press]
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Ongoing investigation of the artifact, including a growing library of original documents. By KRS buff Michael Zalar.
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Kensington Runestone Home Page
Features photos, transcription and translation, Kensington Runestone FAQ, answers to common objections, bibliography. By Bill Hoyt.
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Kensington Rune Stone Collection
Finding aid for a special collection at the University of North Dakota's Chester Fritz Library. Short description of the subject of the collection, inventory of the original donation and an addition.
www.und.edu
Full text of the preliminary report to the Minnesota Historical Society by its Museum Committee, presented May 9, 1910. In HTML or page images, your choice. [Collections of the Minnesota Historical Society]
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The riddle of the Kensington Runestone
A special exhibit at the Historiska museet, Stockholm. Photos, an introduction to the controversial stone. Also, special issue of Historiska Nyheter (in PDF). In English and Swedish.
www.historiska.se
RealAudio and transcript of MPR feature story. [Minnesota Public Radio]
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