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The Kensington Runestone is a slab of graywacke 31 inches high, 16 inches wide, and 6 inches thick (79 x 41 x 15 cm). It weighs 202 pounds (91.6 kg). The stone bears runic inscriptions on two sides, which tell the story of Goths and Norwegians who were exploring west from Vinland and came to "this island" in the year 1362. It was discovered in 1898 entangled in the roots of a tree on a farm near Kensington, Minnesota, by a farmer named Olaf Ohman, and has been controversial ever since. Once displayed by the Smithsonian Institution, the Kensington Runestone is now housed in the Runestone Museum in Alexandria, Minnesota.

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