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

a warm southern breeze – and its texture suggests seaside grasses swaying in the sun

Orkney's most famous landmark: a rock stack rising 450 feet from the Atlantic waves

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

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.