Maeshowe Runes Pendant Metal:Silver This interlaced pattern echoes Viking-era

This interlaced pattern echoes Viking-era carvings on an intricate rune stone found in Sjusta

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a warm southern breeze – and its texture suggests seaside grasses swaying in the sun

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Maeshowe Runes Pendant Metal:Silver This interlaced pattern echoes Viking-eraIn 1153 Viking adventurers broke into Orkney's greatest Neolithic tomb, Maeshowe. Stormbound, they passed three nights carving dozens of inscriptions in their twig like runic alphabet: messages of love, boasts of prowess, and rumours of treasure.