- Viking Altar Rock
The Viking Altar Rock in
Sauk Centre, Minnesota is a chancel-like stone that, similar to theKensington Runestone , is claimed to have been used byViking s as an altar during an alleged exploration of theUpper Midwest region of theUnited States . The rock is 8.2 m (27 ft) long by 5.2 m (17 ft) wide. Claims that the rock was an altar are based on the presence of two sets of holes, roughly triangular in shape, about 1 meter above the base, which are speculated to have held an altar shelf. Other holes at the ends are claimed to have supportedhalberd s on which a canopy could be placed.The altar was "rededicated" in August, 1975 with a celebration of mass. A display about the rock is located at the
Sinclair Lewis Interpretive Center in Sauk Centre. The localKnights of Columbus Council promotes the rock.It is part of the "Trail of the Vikings" that celebrates supposed evidence of Viking exploration of Minnesota.
ee also
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Nomans Land (Massachusetts)
*Bat Creek Inscription
*Heavener Runestone
*Turkey Mountain
*Shawnee Runestone
*Poteau Runestone
*Kensington Runestone
*Vinland map
*Norse colonization of the Americas
*Vinland
*L'Anse aux Meadows References
* Michael W. Hughey and Michael G. Michlovic (1989) Making history: The Vikings in the American Heartland. "International Journal of Politics, Culture, and Society" 2(3) pp. 338-360.
External links
* [http://www.co.todd.mn.us/TODDCOUNTY/history0028.asp Todd County, Minnesota history website]
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