This one’s got it all!
The Kensington Runestone was discovered 100 years ago in Minnesota. The Runes indicate that Vikings were in Minnesota in the year 1362, over 100 years before Columbus “discovered” America. For 100 years, the stone has been shrouded in controversy. Many believe that the farmer who found the stone carved it himself, making some errors in the runes.
Now, a new study says the stone was carved “at least 200 years ago”, before the farmer was born, and further research into the runes shows that the “mistakes” are actually little-used, 14th century characters.
But that’s not all! Then the story brings in the Knights Templar, and a secret code (I’m not making this up) that verifies that the stone is from 1362.
