Doc_McCullough<p>The <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Narsaq" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Narsaq</span></a> stick (ca. AD 1000) is a contender for my favorite <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/artifact" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>artifact</span></a> from <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Norse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Norse</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/greenland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>greenland</span></a>. Just what the heck is it? A tongue twister riddle? A love charm? A joke? A coded spell? Something else entirely? And just who is Bibrau, if she is anyone at all? We will likely never know and that is part of the fun!</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Vikings" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Vikings</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Runes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Runes</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/archaeology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>archaeology</span></a></p>