Etikett: Younger Futhark
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Tingsflisan
En svensk version av texten finns längre ner på sidan. English: Just southeast of Köpings Church in Köpingsvik, on the Swedish island of Öland, the Tingsflisa rises towards the sky atop a mound. ”Flisa” (Shard) is a dialectal word for erected limestone stones, like the runestone inscribed here. This is indeed a runestone designated Öl…
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The Skärkindstone
En svensk version av texten finns nedanför den engelska. English: The Skärkindstone At Skärkind Old Church in Östergötland County, Sweden two runestones stand, one more unusual than the other. Skärkind Old Church dates back to the 12th century and was originally built of limestone. The church is now a chapel and contains some notable artifacts.…
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The Velanda Runestone
En svensk version av texten finns under den engelska. English: The Velanda Runestone May Thor Hallow!” Thus ends the inscription on this very unusual Swedish runestone. The Velandastenen, or Vg 150 as it is also known, stands by a small gravel road in Väne-Åsaka, Trollhättan Municipality. It is one of nearly 200 known runestones from…
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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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The Seby Runestone
I spotted this massive runestone Whitley drivning down a small countryside road in Seby on southern Öland, a large island off the eastern coast of Sweden in the Baltic Sea. Right in front of the stone that has the signum ÖL 18 there is a perfect area to stop with the car for a rest.…
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Skedemosse Sacrificial Bog
This is a place where much of what once happened here isn’t visible to the naked eye. Even so this place is crucial in understanding Scandinavia during the Iron Age. We are now on the island of Öland of the Eastern coast of Sweden in the Baltic Sea. Mosse that makes up the second part…
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The Painted Runestones in Köpingsvik
During my last visit to the island of Öland along Swedish east coast in the Baltic Sea I decided to visit the collection of runestones and fragments housed in Köping Church. Köpingsvik during the Viking Age was one of the most important marketplaces in this part of the Baltic Sea. This is obvious from the…
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The Horda Rune Stone
While traveling trough the Swedish province of Småland i made a quick stop to visit this rune stone in Rydaholm near Värnamo. The Horda rune stone or SM59 as it is also known is easily accessible by car. It is located just next to the road in the garden of a private residence. This made…
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The Hovlanda Rune Stone
The time has come to write about my local rune stone Hovlandastenen. I have been saving it for some reason even if it is located just a short walk from my place of work. We are now on the island Hammarön in the province of Värmland, Sweden. Hammarön is the third largest island in lake…
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The Lillegård Rune Stone and The Grave Field in Trädet
I have driven past this rune stone several times without being able to stop. Either because of time constraints and the lack of a good parking space close by. A problem that is more common than you would think as both private people authorities generally want to make our cultural heritage accessible. This time however…
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