Wherever they went, Vikings turned to runes to express both the poetic ... own distinct meaning often connected with Norse mythology (see clickable alphabet at left). Scholars believe that ...

These letters are part of the alphabet known as "futhark ... According to historians and experts in Norse mythology, the Vikings believed that runes were imbued with the energy of the gods ...

A Norse saga relates the tale of a group of Vikings forced to ... simple straight lines that make up runes. Alternatively, students could be given the Norse alphabet and a message written in ...