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Myths of the Rune Stone : Viking Martyrs and the Birthplace of America / David M. Krueger.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Krueger, David M., 1972- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Vikings--Minnesota--Legends.
- Vikings.
- Legends--Political aspects--United States.
- Legends.
- Indians of North America--Minnesota--History.
- Indians of North America.
- Group identity--Minnesota--History.
- Group identity.
- Ethnicity--Political aspects--United States.
- Ethnicity.
- Community life--Minnesota--History.
- Community life.
- Civil religion--Minnesota--History.
- Civil religion.
- Kensington Rune Stone.
- Civil religion--United States.
- Minnesota--Race relations--History.
- Minnesota.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (225 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Minneapolis, Minnesota : University of Minnesota Press, 2015.
- Summary:
- What do our myths say about us? Why do we choose to believe stories that have been disproven? David M. Krueger takes an in-depth look at a legend that held tremendous power in one corner of Minnesota, helping to define both a community's and a state's identity for decades.In 1898, a Swedish immigrant farmer claimed to have discovered a large rock with writing carved into its surface in a field near Kensington, Minnesota. The writing told a North American origin story, predating Christopher Columbus's exploration, in which Viking missionaries reached what is now Minnesota in 1362 only to be mas
- Contents:
- Cover; Contents; Preface; Introduction: A Holy Mission to Minnesota; 1. Westward from Vinland: An Immigrant Saga by Hjalmar Holand; 2. Knutson's Last Stand: Fabricating the First White Martyrs of the American West; 3. In Defense of Main Street: The Kensington Rune Stone as a Midwestern Plymouth Rock; 4. Our Lady of the Runestone and America's Baptism with Catholic Blood; 5. Immortal Rock: Cold War Religion, Centennials, and the Return of the Skrælings; Conclusion: The Enduring Legacy of American Viking Myths; Acknowledgments; Notes; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; K; L; M; N
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- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 1-4529-4542-X
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