Mysterious runic inscription is found on a stone tool used to sharpen Vikings' blades more than 1,000 years ago
The whetstone was found among artefacts dating from around 1050 to 1500 AD
Some of the runes are difficult to identify and may have been carved by a learner
The diphthong æ, as well as the letters r, k, n, and a appear on the whetstone
Suggested words include 'scared', 'ugly' and 'pain', as well as the writer's name
By Tim Collins For Mailonline
Published: 08:53 EST, 6 December 2017 | Updated: 08:56 EST, 6 December 2017
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-5151221/Mysterious-runic-inscription-Viking-whetstone.html
