Richard Nielsen
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Richard Nielsen of Houston, Texas, an amateur researcher on the linguistics and runology of the Kensington Runestone
, grew up in a Danish-speaking home in California, earned a doctorate in materials science from the Technical University of Denmark
, and developed an intense interest in the Kensington Runestone
(KRS) while living in Scandinavia working as a consulting engineer.
When Nielsen returned to the USA in 1985, he pursued his interest on the Scandinavian runes, words, and dialects of the KRS inscription. He has had several KRS articles published in scientific journals.
Nielsen has also suggested a possible translation of the Heavener Runestone
in Oklahoma.
Minnesota Geologist Scott F. Wolter
examined the KRS surface and rune-carving extensively with an electron microscope and has written reports on his findings. In 2004 Nielsen and Wolter travelled with the KRS to the historical museum in Stockholm, Sweden. Nielsen and Wolter have co-authored "The Kensington Runestone: Compelling New Evidence", Lake Superior Agate Publishing, 2005.
Kensington Runestone
The Kensington Runestone is a 200-pound slab of greywacke covered in runes on its face and side which, if genuine, would suggest that Scandinavian explorers reached the middle of North America in the 14th century. It was found in 1898 in the largely rural township of Solem, Douglas County,...
, grew up in a Danish-speaking home in California, earned a doctorate in materials science from the Technical University of Denmark
Technical University of Denmark
The Technical University of Denmark , often simply referred to as DTU, is a university just north of Copenhagen, Denmark. It was founded in 1829 at the initiative of Hans Christian Ørsted as Denmark's first polytechnic, and is today ranked among Europe's leading engineering institutions, and the...
, and developed an intense interest in the Kensington Runestone
Kensington Runestone
The Kensington Runestone is a 200-pound slab of greywacke covered in runes on its face and side which, if genuine, would suggest that Scandinavian explorers reached the middle of North America in the 14th century. It was found in 1898 in the largely rural township of Solem, Douglas County,...
(KRS) while living in Scandinavia working as a consulting engineer.
When Nielsen returned to the USA in 1985, he pursued his interest on the Scandinavian runes, words, and dialects of the KRS inscription. He has had several KRS articles published in scientific journals.
Nielsen has also suggested a possible translation of the Heavener Runestone
Heavener Runestone
The Heavener Runestone is an inscribed stone located in Heavener, Oklahoma. The land on which it sits is now a state park on Poteau Mountain, just outside the town limits. The origin of the stone's runic carvings is disputed.-News:...
in Oklahoma.
Minnesota Geologist Scott F. Wolter
Scott F. Wolter
Scott F. Wolter is a Minnesota geologist and author best known for his theories and books about the Kensington Rune Stone.Wolter was hired in 2000 by the Runestone Museum to conduct a forensic geological investigation of the artifact. The Kensington Stone was brought to his company, American...
examined the KRS surface and rune-carving extensively with an electron microscope and has written reports on his findings. In 2004 Nielsen and Wolter travelled with the KRS to the historical museum in Stockholm, Sweden. Nielsen and Wolter have co-authored "The Kensington Runestone: Compelling New Evidence", Lake Superior Agate Publishing, 2005.