"Kiss me," reads this message, written in cipher runes on a piece of bone found in Sigtuna. Photo: Jonas Nordby More than 900 years ago, Vikings used coded runes to send frivolous romantic messages to ...

A 900-year-old Norse code has finally been cracked, and experts believe it’s the Viking equivalent of a Valentine’s day card. The message, which is thought to say in part ‘kiss me’, means scientists ...

People living in Scandinavia may have written encrypted messages in runes – the alphabet later used by the Vikings – several centuries earlier than previously thought. In runic writing systems, each ...

The Pain and Suffering Rune is a head rune added in Phase 3 of Season of Discovery for Priests. To obtain the ability "Pain and Suffering" you must obtain the Prophecy of Verdant Winter, then ...

In God of War, traveling between the many realms of Norse mythology is an essential part of the game. Two realms in the game are special, though: Muspelheim and Niflheim. Both are optional locations ...

There are a handful of realms to visit in God of War, with two being unavailable until Kratos finds all four pieces of a cipher for Atreus to read. Of these two realms, Niflheim offers one of the best ...