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Ancient Scandinavians wrote encrypted messages in runes 1500 years ago

5 July 2023

Objects from Norway and Sweden, some dating from AD 500 to 700, show clear evidence of encryption using runic symbols, the alphabet later used by the Vikings
'Dameskin' and a hinge taken from the door of St. Botolph’s church in Hadstock, near Cambridge

'Viking skin' nailed to medieval church doors is actually animal hide

21 April 2022

Scientists analysed the remains of skin patches attached to three English church doors, discovering they came from farm animals – not Viking raiders

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