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The Discovery
On November 8, 1898, a Swedish immigrant farmer named Olof Ohman and his ten-year-old son Edward were clearing land in preparation for plowing. Ohman had great difficulty digging up one particular tree, an old poplar estimated to be somewhere between twenty and forty years old, which was on the southern slope of a fifty-foot knoll. When the tree was finally uprooted, the cause of his trouble came into view. He found a two hundred pound slab entwined in the roots of the tree - a slab now known as the Kensington Runestone. The roots of the tree were flattened by contact with the runestone indicating that the stone had been there for some time. It was found face down in the soil, about six inches below ground level.
The granite slab, measures 36 inches long, 16 inches wide, and 6 inches thick. Runic inscriptions cover the face and one edge of the stone. The translation of these runic inscriptions serves to change our understanding of history and threatens to rock the academic establishment. The inscriptions read:
"8 Goths and 22 Norwegians on exploration journey from Vinland over the west. We had camp by two skerries one days journey north from this stone. We were and fished one day. After we came home found 10 men red with blood and dead. Ave Maria Save from Evil”
The following lines appear along the edge of the stone:
“Have 10 of our party by the sea to look after our ships 14 days journey from this island.Year 1362”
Thus begins '1362 The Kensington Enigma'... Join us on a fascinating journey of discovery as we unravel the mystery of the stone, unearth artifacts and examine exciting new scientific evidence, which offer proof that Europeans occupied North America long before Columbus or Cabot ever set sail.
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