{"id":3375,"date":"2011-11-02T16:41:45","date_gmt":"2011-11-02T22:41:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.chasclifton.com\/?p=3375"},"modified":"2011-11-02T19:58:49","modified_gmt":"2011-11-03T01:58:49","slug":"viking-sunstones-were-icelandic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.chasclifton.com\/?p=3375","title":{"rendered":"Viking “Sunstones” Were Icelandic?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Now everyone will want a “Viking sunstone<\/a>.”<\/p>\n

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Sunstones (BBC News)<\/p><\/div>\n

This bit of information about the polarizing rocks has been around for a while. As far as I can tell, the “news hook” is just that a specific Icelandic source is suggested.<\/p>\n

Expect a Llewellyn <\/a>book on how to use them in about two years.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Now everyone will want a “Viking sunstone.” This bit of information about the polarizing rocks has been around for a while. As far as I can tell, the “news hook” is just that a specific Icelandic source is suggested. 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