Looney Runes: Hoaxes or Proof of Viking Penetrations of the Mississippi Basin?

Two of the most widely acknowledged runic inscriptions in the Americas - in Oklahoma and Minnesota - would appear to indicate that Vikings explored inland North America long before 1500. How likely is it that they're real?

Jackson Crawford provides a really good analysis of the linguistic aspects of the Kensington Runestone here:    • The Kensington Runestone: Expert Anal...  

For information on Pentadic numerals:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pentadi...

00:10 Introduction
01:59 The Heavener Runestone
04:47 The Kensington Runestone
06:04 Evidence that the KRS is fake
06:32 The Kensington Stone's Discoverer, Olaf Ohman
07:17 Linguistic Problems with the KRS
09:32 Problems with the 1362 Date
10:32 Conclusions
12:56 Closing Credits

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