# The secret messages of Viking runestones

- Institution: TED
- Department: TED-Ed
- Speaker: Jesse Byock
- Year: 2020
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: History, Languages and linguistics, Teaching and learning
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/jesse_byock_the_secret_messages_of_viking_runestones)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions.)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

With their navigational skills and advanced longships, the Vikings sustained their seafaring for over 300 years. But for all their might, they left few monuments. Instead, fragments of stone, bark and bone found in the sites of ancient settlements provide the keys to their culture. Many of these objects are inscribed with Old Norse written in runic letters. Jesse Byock explores the ancient language. \[Directed by Lisa LaBracio, narrated by Bethany Cutmore-Scott\].

## Lectures

1. [The secret messages of Viking runestones](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/jesse_byock_the_secret_messages_of_viking_runestones/7787ceaf2dfa), 5 min (TED's player)