# Blegen 1968: The Kensington Rune Stone: New Light on an Old Riddle

> Theodore C. Blegen, 1968. 1 records on Mysteries Department cite it. The historical case for a modern origin.

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# The Kensington Rune Stone: New Light on an Old Riddle

Theodore C. Blegen, 1968. _Minnesota Historical Society, St Paul_.

A historian's re-examination using local records and correspondence, arguing for a nineteenth-century origin in the immigrant community.

**Kensington Runestone** Bookdoi: **[10.2307/1902068](https://doi.org/10.2307/1902068)** Checked against the original0

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The historical case for a modern origin.

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## Cite it

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Blegen, T. C. (1968). The Kensington Rune Stone: New Light on an Old Riddle. Minnesota Historical Society, St Paul. https://doi.org/10.2307/1902068
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