Footnote 2 – Faking Etruria

The Nordic ring of Asgaria, with its evocations of Thor hammering thunderbolts on the plain of Asgard, also struck a chord. Many in Europe’s most learned circles, beginning with the Swedish Catholic scholar Johannes Magnus in the mid-16th century, had noted the similarity between Scandinavian runes and Etruscan script. Prospero’s texts appeared to support theories suggesting a cultural bridge.