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Article about 'Understanding the Heysham Hogback' by Thor Ewing
Online article hosted on the website of writer and historian Thor Ewing giving his take on the tenth-century hogback from Heysham in Lancashire. Hogbacks - seemingly a distinctively Anglo-Norse style of grave marker - are some of the most discussed…
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 '…
Rune stone (U 1017) (context)
Rune stone from Fjuckby, Uppland (U 1017).
According to theSamnordisk runtextdatabasthe inscription reads:
[fastulfr * lit * rita * stin * iftiR * hulf]ast [runiriþ lit * iftiR * osihik * faþur sin uk * bru * kra] al a(s)[li]ks…
Runestone, Sm 167
Inscription (Samnordisk runtextdatabas):
...-ri * li... ...
... lé[t] ...
... le[t] ...
The inscription occurs on a grave-slab fragment.
...-ri * li... ...
... lé[t] ...
... le[t] ...
The inscription occurs on a grave-slab fragment.
Viking gravestone in Shetland Museum and Archives
Stone gravestone from Dunrossness in the Shetlands. Laid flat on top of the grave. Donated by University of Aberdeen. Photographed June 2016.