Etikett: Jämtland
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The Frösö Stone
En svensk version av texten finns nedanför den engelska. Some runestones have that little extra something that makes them stand out from the rest, and the Frösö stone is no exception. This summer, I visited this runestone, which, located in Östersund on Frösön in Jämtland, is Sweden’s northernmost runestone. Frösön is an island in Lake…
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Gärde Petroglyphs
This summer I visited Offerdal and the petroglyphs at Gärde in Jämtland, Sweden. The drive there goes along a small gravel road through a spectacular countryside with pastures and old farmhouses. The site is easily accessible with a large parking lot and a short trail that leads to a bridge that takes the visitor over…
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The petroglyphs at Glösa
This rock face near the Swedish village of Glösa, in the province of Jämtland don’t look very special at a first glance. But it really is, especially if you are able to look closer at the carvings on the rock. This site was probably a sacred place to a group of hunters and gatherers around…
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