Etikett: writing
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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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Rådene Deserted Church Site and Ranes Rune stone
It was a windy and cold day when I traveled through the village of Rådene in Västergötland, Sweden. I decided to stop at the deserted church site there that I had observed on previous trips trough the area. People on the countryside tends to observe you if you drive by or stop when you drive…
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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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Zlatý kůň Cave
I came across this cave when I travelled through the Czech Republic and I got a tip from a friend to visit this place. Little did I know its importance in human history. Zlatý kůň means Golden Horse in czech. It is located about 40 minutes drive southwest of Prague. The cave is located in…
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Hallstatt Salt Mines
Last summer I went on a roadtrip in Central Europe, traveling by campervan. When I was traveling through the Austrian alps i realized how close I was to Hallstatt. A place I knew from several documentaries abut the amazing Celtic Broze Age finds made there, so I just had to make a stop. The small…
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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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Dye Domarring
On a hill in the woods just outside of Karlstad lies Dye Domarring. We are now in the province of Värmland, Sweden and the wood were the monument is located used to be a training area for the military regiment I2. So the wood is often called I2 skogen among locals. This hill seems to…
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The Rock Art at Alta
This summer i visited the UNESCO world heritage site of Hjemmeluft in Alta, Nothern Norway. The wider area of Alta made it on the list in 1985 and the rock carvings or petroglyphs here was by then fairly newly discovered. The first ones were discovered in 1973. There are a total of around 6000 different…
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