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A Minnesota Mystery - Gives full translation of Kensington Runestone's inscription, summarizes the controversy regarding its authenticity. Article by Lisa Primerano, from TheHistoryNet's Historic Travel column, May 1997.
 
A Talk on the Kensington Runestone - Announcement on the OldNorseNet list of a talk by Michael Zalar, scheduled for the 101st anniversary of the Kensington Runestone's discovery, leads to a week of debate.
 
Debunking the Kensington Stone Mystery - Written for an assignment in a college anthropology course. By Timothy Mills, who believes that the word "opdagelse" is the fatal flaw.
 
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 in the Star Tribune.
 
Is the Kensington Stone the Genuine Article? - Keith and Kevin Massey consider the inscription "AVM".
 
Kensington Rune Stone Discussions - Subtitled "Why Kensington Runestone Is Authentic." Yuri Kuchinsky's contributions to some rather heated arguments on Usenet.
 
Kensington Runesmith - Peter Sjolander offers a working translation and an earlier attempt, both of which are very different from the usual translations. Includes rune graphics.
 
Kensington Runestone - "Some people believe that the stone is legitimate, but then again, some people believe that Elvis Presley is alive."
 
Kensington Runestone Home Page - Features photos, transcription and translation, Kensington Runestone FAQ, answers to common objections, bibliography. By Bill Hoyt.
 
Kensington Runestone: Thorsteinn's arguments - Two-part answer to a critic, from the OldNorseNet mailing list.
 
Kensington, again! - Moderator of the OldNorseNet list states baldly that the stone was produced in 19th-century America, and therefore is of no interest except as a delusion.
 
Midwest explored by Scandinavians in Middle Ages, linguist asserts - Cornell News Service reports on Robert A. Hall's book "The Kensington Rune-Stone: Authentic and Important: A Critical Edition."
 
North American Rune Stones - Approximately half of this page is devoted to the Kensington Runestone. Includes photo of Ohman with his find.
 
Runestone Hill Area Map - Shows where Runestone Hill is in relation to Kensington and Alexandria.
 
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.
 
Tests suggest Kensington Runestone is authentic - Report on scholarly findings presented at the Midwest Archaeology Conference held in November 2000. Associated Press article.
 
The Kensington Rune Stone - 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.
 
The Kensington Runestone - Ongoing investigation of the artifact, including a growing library of original documents. By KRS buff Michael Zalar.
 
The Kensington Runestone - Ongoing investigation of the artifact, including a growing library of original documents. By KRS buff Michael Zalar.
 
The Kensington Stone - Matt Armstrong reviews Ole Godfred Landsverk's book "The Discovery of the Kensington Runestone: A Reappraisal of the Circumstances under which the Stone was Discovered."
 
 

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