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If the inscription is modern, who carved it?

Asked 26 Oct 2026 by ·3 answers·0·0 following
Three answers, none aheadNone is ahead yet. See what would settle it.

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Three answers have been proposed. None is ahead on the evidence yet. Three are still possible.

Why it matters

The modern reading is the consensus, but no maker has been proved, and the accusation fell on the finder's family for a century⁠[1]⁠[2].

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None of these.
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Evidence: 1 for
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History

  1. Minnesota Historical Society. Museum Committee: flom in 1910 hinted at Fogelblad's authorship; Holand reported a local inquiry that cleared him.For: Olof Ohman carved it, perhaps with help from neighbours or Sven Fogelblad.
  2. Wahlgren puts forward: olof Ohman carved it, perhaps with help from neighbours or Sven Fogelblad.
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