Viking Language 1: Learn Old Norse, Runes, And ... [UPDATED]

"Focus, boy," his uncle, , grunted, pointing at the bone. "A sword wins a feuding match, but the runes win the saga."

Bjorn took his iron stylus and pressed into the bone. He began with the , the sacred alphabet. He carved the rune Ansuz (ᚨ) for the breath of Odin, followed by Raidho (ᚱ) for the journey they were currently on. As he worked, he whispered the Old Norse words he had been practicing: "Ek ríst rúnar" —I carve runes. Viking Language 1: Learn Old Norse, Runes, and ...

As the keel scraped the sand, Bjorn tucked the bone into his tunic. He realized then that language was his truest weapon. Long after his steel rusted, the he recorded in these ancient marks would tell the world who they were: not just raiders, but makers of history. "Focus, boy," his uncle, , grunted, pointing at the bone