When I was a kid, I lived in Sweden for several years. My parents encouraged (made) me study Rune Stones, which are dotted throughout Scandinavia. Basically they are viking graffiti, telling the stories of individuals that carved them into stones. I learned to translate them, which was very interesting because some Vikings were, to say the least, hyperbolous about their escapades: things like 'Rikr, the warrior, slew the great serpent on this spot' etc. (there are no great serpents in Sweden).
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The other place for next year to see is the Wheels Through Time Museum in Maggie Valley. It is the motorcycle collection of Dale Walksler from the Velocity Channel show, Whats in the Barn. We went this year and will go back to see more.
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The Cherokee say its been there longer than them, and the giant Judacullah left his 7 fingered hand print in the stone, (by jumping about a half mile and landing there) while chasing away some braves hunting in his territory...most archeologists say the glyphs are between 300 and 1500 years old and are graffiti left by native peoples while they were carving soapstone bowls out of it, (some evidence to support the bowl carving is there). No clue personally, but it is old as hell and it was something a bit different to do this time
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