Maeshowe Runes Pendant Metal:Silver they passed three nights carving

they passed three nights carving dozens of inscriptions in their twig-like runic alphabet: messages of love

Shining clear and bright

This interlaced pattern echoes Viking-era carvings on an intricate rune stone found in Sjusta

'Woodwick' means 'Bay of the Woods'

Two versions of the characteristic Viking longship

Maeshowe Runes Pendant Metal:Silver they passed three nights carvingIn 1153 Viking adventurers broke into Orkney's greatest Neolithic tomb, Maeshowe. Stormbound, they passed three nights carving dozens of inscriptions in their twig like runic alphabet: messages of love, boasts of prowess, and rumours of treasure.