Kategori: Viking Age
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Toles Sten
I found out about this rune stone purely by accident. I was driving down a small road in the forest on my way to visit another rune stone, when i suddenly noticed a stone with a small sign by the side of the road. This I had to check out after finding a proper place…
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Olsbrostenen
Just outside the village of Åsarp in Västergötland, Sweden stands an odd rune stones called Olsbrostenen or Vg 181 as it is also known as. The stone is erected just next to a dirt track that leads to some older buildings and a farm. The farm is called Frugården and this name is some times…
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The Rune Stones at Källby Hallar
Källby Hallar or Källby ås as it is also known are located close to Källby on the southern shore of Lake Vänern in the province of Västergötland. This site really exited me in a way that I rarely experiences when it comes to runes stones. The reason is that I immediately upon arrival realized that…
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Jelling
Jelling is mostly famous for the rune stone with the same name, the Jelling stone. But this place is more than just a stone, it is in some ways the place where the kingdom of Denmark was born. Jelling is located on central Jutland, in Denmark and the site is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.…
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Lofotr Viking Museum
At Lofoten in northern Norway lies the farm of Borg. In 1981 the farmer there was ploughing his fields discovered the remains of a settlement. Archeologists were called in from the University of Tromsø. They soon realized that this was no site of only local interest. Between 1986-89 a Nordic research group was formed that…
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