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Vörå Runes
The Vörå runes (Swedish: , Finnish: ) were found in the municipality of Vörå, Finland, between 1978 and 1982. They are rock carvings, found in two separate locations, in an area of marsh and forest area of approximately 7–9 km from the municipal centre of Vörå. The engravings include a cross and a picture of the ship. In the 1980s the National Board of Antiquities estimated that they are not from the Viking Age The Viking Age (about ) was the period during the Middle Ages when Norsemen known as Vikings undertook large-scale raiding, colonising, conquest, and trading throughout Europe and reached North America. The Viking Age applies not only to their ..., but are likely to be fakes, and no more than 100–200 years old, as the Vörå engravings shape differ from the typical runes. References External links Video showing site and carvings Runestones in Finland Archaeological forgeries Vörå {{Finland-struct-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vörå
Vörå (; ; ) is a municipality in Finland, located on the west coast of the country. Vörå is situated in Ostrobothnia (administrative region), Ostrobothnia, along the Gulf of Bothnia, about east of Vaasa and about southwest of Kokkola. The population of Vörå is approximately , while the Vaasa sub-region, sub-region has a population of approximately . It is the most populous Municipalities of Finland, municipality in Finland. Vörå is a bilingual municipality with Swedish language, Swedish and Finnish language, Finnish as its official languages. The population consists of Finnish speakers, Swedish speakers, and speakers of other languages. Etymology The name ''Vörå'' was first mentioned in documents in 1367 and the parish of Vörå was first mentioned in 1443. The parish name has been the subject of both historical and toponymy research since at least 1734. It has been debated whether the name is originally Swedish ''Vörå'' or Finnish ''Vöyri'' and what the basi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |