Nevertheless, there remains a community convinced of the stone's authenticity. There has been a drawn-out debate regarding the stone's authenticity, but since the first scientific examination in 1910, the scholarly consensus has classified it as a 19th-century hoax, with some critics directly charging Öhman with fabrication. The inscription purports to be a record left behind by Scandinavian explorers in the 14th century (internally dated to the year 1362). It was later named after the nearest settlement, Kensington. Olof Öhman, a Swedish immigrant, reported that he unearthed it from a field in the largely rural township of Solem in Douglas County.
The Kensington Runestone is a slab of greywacke stone covered in runes that was allegedly discovered in central Minnesota in 1898. ( side of stone) There are 10 men by the inland sea to look after our ships fourteen days journey from this peninsula (or island). After we came home, found 10 men red from blood and dead. We had a camp by two (shelters?) one day's journey north from this stone. Här : (10) : mans : ve : havet : at : se :Įight Götalanders and 22 Northmen on (this?) exploration journey from Vinland far to the west. Originally Kensington currently located at Alexandria, Minnesota, United States The stone on display in the Alexandria Chamber of Commerce and Runestone Museum
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