I believe the man who "found" it was a swedish settler, who'd had some
experience in carving rock, as well as owning an encyclopedia in which runes
were discussed. AFAIK, it's fake.

Terje

>From: "[ kubrick36 ]" <kubrick36@...>
>Reply-To: norse_course@yahoogroups.com
>To: norse_course@yahoogroups.com
>Subject: [norse_course] The Kensington Runestone
>Date: Sun, 14 Dec 2003 09:40:33 -0500
>
>What are your thoughts on the Kensington Runestone? Supposedly, a large
>slab
>of stone was unearthed in 1898 in Minnesota with runes enscribed upon it.
>When transcribed, the runes said roughly:
>
>Front: 8 goter ok 22 norrmen pa opdagelsefard fra winland of west wi hade
>lager wed 2 skjar en dags rise norr fra dena sten wi war ok fiske en dagh
>aptir wi kom hem fan 10 man rode af blod og ded AVM fraelse af ille
>
>Side: har 10 mans we hawet at se aptir wore skip 14 dagh rise fram dena oh
>ahr 1362
>
>
>"Eight Goths and 22 Norwegians on a journey of exploration from Vinland
>very
>far west. We had camp by two rocky islands one day's journey north from
>this
>stone. We were out fishing one day. After we came home we found ten men red
>with blood and dead. AVM save from evil. Have ten men by the sea to look
>after our ships fourteen days' journey from this island. Year 1362"
>
>If the runestone is authentic, it would mean that the Norse where in
>America
>(what is now the United States, that is) in 1362. However, many people
>believe that the runestone is a hoax mainly because of the language used
>does not match with the Old Norse that would have been spoken in 1362 and
>looks more similar to modern Swedish? The largest of these anachronisms is
>the word 'opdagelsefard.' Can you help me determine whether the runestone
>is real or not? My Old Norse knowledge did not allow me to take on a
>project of this size. What are your expert opinions.
>
>The runic inscription, for those who can read it, can be found here:
>http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Aegean/6726/kensington/kenrunes.htm
>
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