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The Kensington Rune Stone: A Study Guide (December, 2020, by John D. Bengtson - Free Download)

 


https://www.academia.edu/44661729/The_Kensington_Rune_Stone_A_Study_Guide


Happily engaged with winter researching, I came upon this study guide of the Kensington Runestone I had not yet seen, and I wanted to share it with others who are serious about the KRS.

In my own opinion, I believe the author, Bengtson, has done an admirable job of offering a brief history of the KRS in a fair manner.  He has also done a good job of giving his take on the various players in the on-going drama, and he seems to have been quite neutral in his approach...though he does end up coming out on the side of authenticity.

There seems to be something for everyone in this essay...plenty of opportunities to agree or disagree on individual topics.  One of my own biggest disagreements with others is still over the issue of how the ten Norsemen died:

https://americanrunestone.blogspot.com/2021/06/one-days-journey-north-of-runestone.html 

Anyway, I recommend Bengtson's study guide as a means for understanding the convoluted history of the KRS--the main players, etc., but especially the complicated and somewhat difficult to understand history of the various runes inscribed on the KRS.  If you haven't read it yet, this PDF should be a real delight--especially to those interested in the history of runes; I'm frankly amazed by the depth of coverage.

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