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THE KENSINGTON RUNE STONE:

COMPELLING NEW EVIDENCE

Scott Wolter writes about his research on the rune stone, discuss the tests that were done on the stone, and why it was considered a hoax. He explains his approach to the research, including the scientific process for testing the stone, the intriguing role the Cistercian Templars may have played in the discovery, the amazing connection between Christopher  olumbus and the text on the stone, and the final decoding.

Geologist Scott Wolter has been President of American Petrographic Services since 1990, and is responsible for the independent petrographic analysis testing

laboratory where the stone was brought for investigation in 2000. He’s been the principal petrographer in more than 5,000 investigations throughout the U.S.,

Canada and Puerto Rico, including the evaluation of fire damaged concrete at the Pentagon following the attacks of September 11, 2001.

Wolter joined forces with avid Scandinavian linguist and runologist Richard Nielsen in authoring The Kensington  Rune Stone: Compelling New Evidence

The Hooked X: Key to the Secret History of North America

The discovery of the meaning of the Hooked X was stunning, as was the secret history behind it that gradually unfolded during my quest to learn more about that history through research. This journey has been nothing short of amazing as it winds through the mysterious worlds of the medieval Cistercians, the Knights Templar, and modern Freemasonry.

The story begins with the discovery of a 202-pound stone unearthed by Swedish immigrant farmer named Olof Ohman, who was clearing trees in preparation for farming back in 1898. The slab of graywacke contained a lengthy inscription carved in Norse runes whose message has only been recently deciphered accurately. In 2005, I co-authored a book entitled The Kensington Rune Stone: Compelling New Evidence that presents a large body of evidence that conclusively proves the artifact is indeed a fourteenth-century document.

The Hooked X picks up where that story leaves off taking the reader on a journey from Minnesota to the New England Coast, where four more medieval rune stones are found. The trail then leads to a mysterious round stone tower in Rhode Island that could only have been constructed by a highly controversial group from Europe before the time of Christopher Columbus. The story that unfolds behind the Hooked X shatters many historical and religious paradigms and ultimately reveals the startling untold history of North America.