Secrets of the Viking Stone
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.
Genre: Documentary, Adventure, Mystery
Cast:Peter Stormare , Elroy Balgaard , Scott Wolter , Matthew Northrup , Darwin Ohman , Sturla Ellingvåg , Alice Beck Kehoe , Anders Winroth , Austin Jenkins , Patrick J. Jung , Bob Voyles , Michael Michlovic , Ryan Letterly , David Maki , Suzanne Worthley , Elizabeth Lane , Evan Jones , Rick Jones
S1.E1 ∙ Relic of Mystery
A relic could be evidence of a Viking settlement in America before Columbus.
S1.E2 ∙ Curses and Ghosts
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.
S1.E3 ∙ Viking Confidential
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.
S1.E4 ∙ Mysteries in the Vault
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.
S1.E5 ∙ Discovery on the Edge
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.
S1.E6 ∙ The Breakthrough
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.
S1.E7 ∙ Mystery on Runestone Hill
Peter and Elroy join in an archaeological dig on Runestone Hill.
S1.E8 ∙ The Secret Evidence
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.
S1.E9 ∙ Expedition Viking
Peter, Elroy, and Sturla visit the coast and islands of Maine to view possible Viking trading sites.
S1.E11 ∙ Mystery of the Knights Templar
Peter and Elroy investigate a theory that the Knights Templar were in America as they visit the Newport Tower, the Westford Knight carving, and the Narragansett Runestone.
