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Viking Runes

As part of our topic work on Anglo-Saxons and Vikings, we learnt about the Viking runic alphabet. Did you know that the Vikings believed Odin sacrificed one of his eyes for knowledge of the runes? Vikings who could read and write were very respected in their communities! What do you think our runic messages say?






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