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Rune stone (U 470)
Rune stone in KnivstaKyrka,Uppland (U 470).
According to theSamnordisk runtextdatabasthe inscription reads:
...ar : sa... þ---a : iftir : uibiurn : f... ... out hans... ... þ[enn]a eptir Vébjôrn, f[ôður] ...…
Rune stone (U 471)
Rune stone in Segersta (Särsta),Uppland (U 471).
According to theSamnordisk runtextdatabasthe inscription reads:
× fulyki × auk × ulfr × auk × akiR × litu × raisa × stain × eftiR ×…
Rune stone (U 478)
Rune stone inÄngby,Uppland (U 478).
According to theSamnordisk runtextdatabasthe inscription reads:
× estriþ : let : reisa : s(t)ein : þensa : eftiR : iuar : bota : sin : auk : ikuar : auk : ikifastr : eftiR : faþur :…
Rune stone (U 769)
Rune stone fromTesteby,Uppland (U 769).
According to theSamnordisk runtextdatabasthe inscriptions read:
sk(a)rþi + raisti + stain + þina × aftir + utryk + sun × sin + kuþ × hialbi + ant × hans × auk +…
Rune stone (U 859)
Rune stone from Måsta, Uppland (U 859).
According to theSamnordisk runtextdatabasthe inscription reads:
fastbiurn ' uk þurun ' litu rita ... bru kirua| |abtiR ' inkifa-... ...(u)anta sin ' kuþ hialbi hont ' osmunrt risti…
Rune stone (U 860)
Rune stone fromMåsta,Uppland (U 860).
According to theSamnordisk runtextdatabasthe inscription reads:
fa[s]tbiurn ' uk þuruþr ' litu rita stin þino ' [abtiR inkifast buanta sin] ' [k](u)[i](þ) hia[l]bi hons ant uk|…
Rune stone (U 867)
Rune stone from Gryta, Uppland (U 867).
According to theSamnordisk runtextdatabasthe inscription reads:
+ þialfi + kiarþi + bro + at bulu + totuR sina + ali + ok + ola[ifr + l]itu hakua + at + þialfa + faþur sin + ika + at +…
Rune stone (U 873)
Rune stone from Örsunda, Uppland (U 873).
According to theSamnordisk runtextdatabasthe inscription reads:
* þikfastr * lit * raisa * stain * þinsa * at * hulmkair * faþur * sin * koþan ** kuþ * hielbi * sal hans *…
Rune stone (U 875)
Rune stone from Focksta, Uppland (U 875).
According to theSamnordisk runtextdatabasthe inscription reads:
' þurui ' auk ' inkikirþ ' auk ' þialfi ' þaun litu rita stin þino ' aftiR kalf ' buanta þuruiaR '…
Rune stone (U 943)
Rune stone from Ärkebiskopsgården,Uppsala, Uppland (U 943).
According to theSamnordisk runtextdatabasthe inscription reads:
biaurn × auk × ... ...ain × atir × -[ka]... ant +Bjôrn ok ... [st]ein eptir ...…
Rune stone (U 945)
Rune stone inDanmarkskyrka, Uppland (U 945).
According to theSamnordisk runtextdatabasthe inscription reads:
× sikniutr × auk × auiþr × litu × raisa × stain × at × ofaik × faþur…
Rune stone (U 947)
Rune stone from Berga, Fålebro, Uppland (U 947).
According to theSamnordisk runtextdatabasthe inscription reads:
þurstin : auk : uiki : lit : gRra : buru : þisi : friR : osuraR : ont : mags| |sins : nu is : sal : sagat : sua…
Rune stone (U 987)
Rune stone from Funbokyrka, Uppland (U 987).
According to theSamnordisk runtextdatabasthe inscription reads:
katil ' auk| |kuriþr ' litu rosa stin þino × oftiR þurstin sun sin uiþi auk rikuiþr ' þiR ristu…
Rune stone (U 990)
Rune stone from Broby, Uppland (U 990).
According to theSamnordisk runtextdatabasthe inscription reads:
' uaþr + auk × þakn × auk × kunar + raistu × stain + þana × at × haursa ×…
Rune stone (Vs 9)
Rune stone from Saltängsbron, Västmanland(Vs 9).
According to theSamnordisk runtextdatabasthe inscription reads:
× kisl × lit × kera × buru × eftR × osl × sun × sin × han…
Runic inscription from Heddal stave church dating from the 13th century.
This runic inscription can be found in the covered exterior passage, on the fourth wall-board to the right of the south portal. The inscription consists of five runes, two of which, according to Professor Magnus Olsen, may be disregarded as mere…
Runic inscription from St. Olaf's church in Bø, Norway.
Runic graffiti on wood from St. Olaf's church in Bø, Norway. (Unspecified date)
Runic inscriptions from St. Olaf's church in Bø, Norway.
Runic graffiti on wood from St. Olaf's church in Bø, Norway. (1150-1200 AD)
St Magnus Church, Orkney
St Magnus Church, founded at the site of the killing of Saint Magnus Erlendsson, Earl of Orkney by an axe-blow to the head in ca. 1116 at the orders of his cousin Hákon Pálsson. This episode, referred to in Orkneyinga saga, is possibly corroborated…
St Magnus depicted on the Magnus and Harald Window in Lerwick Town Hall
Magnus Erlendsson (later Saint Magnus) ruled Orkney and Shetland from c. 1106 to 1115. The Cathedral in Kirkwall was dedicated to him after his death at the hands of Hákon Pálsson.