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Rune stone (U 649)
Rune stone in ÖvergransKyrka,Uppland (U 649).
According to theSamnordisk runtextdatabasthe inscription reads:
* uikigr * auk * balsi * auk * emigr ...r * raistu * sain × þen[o] * ift[iR] * kuþrik * faþur * sin…
Rune stone (U 648)
Rune stone nearÖvergransKyrka,Uppland (U 648).
According to theSamnordisk runtextdatabasthe inscription reads:
sihialmr * lit * raisa * stain * þina eftR * kus * broþur sinSighjalmr lét reisa stein þenna eptir…
Rune stone (U 647)
Rune stone in Övergrans Kyrka,Uppland (U 647).
According to theSamnordisk runtextdatabasthe inscription reads:
* kilnuk * lit * r[i]sa * stn * at * sikterf * faþur * sin * (b)[oan]ta * h[u]lmfriþaR * bali ** risti staina…
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 359)
Rune stone in SkepptunaKyrka,Uppland (U 359).
According to theSamnordisk runtextdatabasthe inscription reads:
kiftiR ' mina ' ik-ktiR nu ' ...igiftir(?) mínar(?) <ik-ktiR> <nu> ...
my(?) gifts(?) ...
Rune stone (U 358) (b)
Rune stone in SkepptunaKyrka,Uppland (U 358).
According to theSamnordisk runtextdatabasthe inscription reads:
fulkmar × lit × risa × stin × þina × iftiR × fulkbiarn × sun × sin × saR…
Rune stone (U 358)
Rune stone in SkepptunaKyrka,Uppland (U 358).
According to theSamnordisk runtextdatabasthe inscription reads:
fulkmar × lit × risa × stin × þina × iftiR × fulkbiarn × sun × sin × saR…
Rune stone (U 357)
Rune stone in SkepptunaKyrka,Uppland (U 353).
According to theSamnordisk runtextdatabasthe inscription reads:
÷ uarhas ' uk arn-il ' uk ontuitr ' uk hruþailfr ' muþur þiRa ' þaR þriR bruþr ' litu ' rita '…
Rune stone (U 354)
Rune stone inLunda Kyrka,Uppland (U 354).
According to theSamnordisk runtextdatabasthe inscription reads:
kulauh * auk * hulma : litu : arisa : stain : þinsa : afti : suin : bruþur : sin : uafra : arfua kuþ : hialbi * ant h:ans :…
Rune stone (U 353)
Rune stone inLunda Kyrka,Uppland (U 353).
According to theSamnordisk runtextdatabasthe inscription reads:
suni * riti * stan * ok| |kiarþi * bro ** eftiR * sihbiarn * ak * þiahn suni * risti *Soni rétti stein ok gerði…
Rune stone (U 302)
Rune stone in Skånela kyrka,Uppland (U 302).
According to theSamnordisk runtextdatabasthe inscription reads:
-----ui * uk * ikriþr ... * ris*a * stin * þina * ift... ...(r) þiR * i * s--... ... ... ...a(l)u * uk * kuþs…
Rune stone (U 299)
Fragment of rune stone in SkånelaKyrka,Uppland (U 299).
According to theSamnordisk runtextdatabasthe inscription is a fragment with no surviving inscription.
Rune stone (U 297)
Rune stone in Skånela Kyrka,Uppland (U 297).
According to theSamnordisk runtextdatabasthe inscription reads:
× iubiarn × raisti × staina × eftiR × sybiarn * faþur sin ×Jóbjôrn reisti…
Re-Painted Runestone (Öl Fv1911;274B) in the Swedish History Museum
Ölands runinskrifter Fv1911;274B, originally from Resmo Church in Öland, and now on display in the Swedish History Museum (Historiska museet). Viking Age. According to Rundata the inscription reads: ...ina ' eftiʀ ' sueinu ' boanta ' sin '…
Remains of St Hallvard's Cathedral, Oslo
St Hallvard's Cathedral was first built in the twelfth century, and fell out of use in the seventeenth century. It's remains are now visible in Oslo.
St Hallvard shot full of arrows and killed when he tried to defend a pregnant woman from attack.…
St Hallvard shot full of arrows and killed when he tried to defend a pregnant woman from attack.…
Plaque indicating location of St Olaf's Kirk in Kirkwall
This plaque in Orkney indicates the location of St Olaf's Kirk in Kirkwall, from which Kirkwall may derive it's name.
View inside the Round Tower of St Magnus Church, Egilsay
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…
Information Board outside St Magnus Church, Orkney
Information board outside the Norse St Magnus Church on Egilsay, Orkney.
Runic stone (FR 2 M) from Sandavágur Church in the Faroes
Thirteenth century runic stone from Sandavágur Church in the Faroes. The inscription reads 'Þorkell Ônundar sonr, austmaðr af Rogalandi, bygði þenna stað fyrst.' Þorkell Ônundr's son, man of the east from Rogaland, lived in this place first…
Norwegian Stave Church in Heimaey
The replica stave church in Heimaey was a gift from the Norwegian state. It was erected in the year 2000 to commemorate 1000 years of Christianity in Iceland. The information board describes the church as a detailed replica of the Holtdalen Stave…