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Secrets of the Viking Stone

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Actor Peter Stormare's personal and often humorous journey through Minnesota to learn the truth about the Kensington Runestone, a disputed proof that vikings discovered America, through meetings with scholars, skeptics and sensationalists.

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3rd January 2022 - 7th March 2022
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Peter StormareElroy Balgaard
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Relic of Mystery Still
Relic of Mystery
3rd January 2022

Episode 1

A relic could be evidence of a Viking settlement in America before Columbus.

Curses and Ghosts Still
Curses and Ghosts
10th January 2022

Episode 2

The man accused of forging evidence of Vikings in America is investigated. Peter and Elroy visit Elroy's cousin, who has a skull that may be related to the Viking Stone mystery.

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Viking Confidential
17th January 2022

Episode 3

The team soon realise they need to find more metal artefacts to support their case. They get in touch with Bob Voyles, a mysterious man who says he has something very important to show them.

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Mysteries in the Vault
24th January 2022

Episode 4

Scott Wolter calls Peter and Elroy saying that there is a new scientific test that can be made to verify Olof's innocence but he cannot get access to the runestone core sample.

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Discovery on the Edge
31st January 2022

Episode 5

Peter, Elroy, and Bob have been setting up an archaeological survey at their most promising site but right as they are ready to start digging, they receive bad news.

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The Breakthrough
14th February 2022

Episode 6

Peter and Elroy manage to get the core sample and they meet with Scott Wolter at a lab to do the very anticipated SEM Scan. After Darwin's tip, Peter and Elroy go back to the rune stone park together.

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Mystery on Runestone Hill
21st February 2022

Episode 7

Peter and Elroy join in an archaeological dig on Runestone Hill.

The Secret Evidence Still
The Secret Evidence
28th February 2022

Episode 8

The archaeologists investigate charred wood remains at the original discovery site. Peter and Elroy compare Olof Ohman's hand-copied rune text to the text on the runestone. Peter and Elroy ask Scott to perform geologic tests on a whetstone found deeper in the ground beneath the runestone.

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Expedition Viking
7th March 2022

Episode 9

Peter, Elroy, and Sturla visit the coast and islands of Maine to view possible Viking trading sites.

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