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Runestone in the Kulturhistorisk museum
A Viking-Age runestone in the Kulturhistorisk museum in Oslo.
The Runic Ringerike Tombstone of St Paul's
An article on a tombstone at St Paul's cathedral with Ringerike-style carving and a runic inscription. it is thought to date from the 11th century.
Princes Street Gardens Runestone
This Swedish runestone (U 1173) was brought to Edinburgh in the 18th century.
Grimfrost Presents: Did Runes Survive the Viking Age?
A simple glimpse at Viking Age related sites in Sweden, this time looking into what happened to the runes when the Viking Age ended.
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Runic inscriptions at Murton Park
Runic inscriptions at the Danelaw Living History Centre
Danish Passport featuring the Jelling Stone on Display at Knogernes Jelling
The danish passport features a representation of the Christ figure from Side C of the ninth-century Runestone of Harald Bluetooth, also on permanent display in situ at Jelling. The runic inscription on this side of the stone reads (in translation)…
Mejlbystenen: Staging a runestone
CAVI proudly presents the interactive staging of the thousand year old runic stone Mejlbystenen, situated at Randers Kulturhistoriske Museum. As part of the MMEx project, the staging was produced in collaboration with the rest of the MMEx consortium…
Nordiskt runnamnslexikon by Lena Peterson
Institutet för språk og folkminnen has Lena Peterson's Nordiskt Runnamnslexikon available for pdf download or to buy as a physical book. The book is a dictionary of personal names found in runic inscriptions.
Educational Image of the Danish 'Iron Age' by Gyldendal
To download the full-sized image, visit http://samlinger.natmus.dk/DO/743
Replica of the Jelling II Stone
This replica of the Jelling II stone is sold on the Viking Shield website here, either painted or unpainted.
The Sæbø sword
The article describes the Sæbø (or Thurmuth) sword. This sword was found in an early 9th-century barrow at Sæbø in 1825. It has a runic inscription on its blade.
Runic Fragment from Noss, on display in Shetland Museum and Archives
Runic fragment from Noss (Br Sh7 M).Reading...-uko=ktuAccording to Rundata, found in 1994 during excavations of the medieval chapel and cemetery.Probably graffiti.
Rune stone from Papil, on display in Shetland Museum and Archives
Viking-Age Rune stone from Papil, West Burra (Br Sh4) photographed in the Shetland Museum. According to Rundata, it reads
...r : ra(i)s(t)(i) : s... ...
... reisti s[tein] ...
'...Raised the stone...'
...r : ra(i)s(t)(i) : s... ...
... reisti s[tein] ...
'...Raised the stone...'
Replica of a rune stone from Cunningsburgh, on display in Shetland Museum and Archives
Replica of a rune stone from Cunningsburgh (Br Sh3) on display in Shetland Museum and Archives (the original is in the National Museum of Scotland). According to Rundata, it reads
§A ...þi---- (+) -ftir + foþur (:) sin (:) þurbio-...
§B…
§A ...þi---- (+) -ftir + foþur (:) sin (:) þurbio-...
§B…
Anundshög runestone (Vs 13), Sweden
Rune stone next to the burial mounds and ship setting at Anundshög, c. 1000–1050. The rune stone was raised at the culmination of a row of standing stones, which may have marked the route of the 'Eriksgata', a royal procession route…
Runestone (DR 359) in the Swedish History Museum
Rune stone DR 359, with an inscription in runes from the older futhark. Originally from Istaby, Blekinge, and now housed in the Historiska museet.It has been dated to the period 520-570, and is one of the few runestones from this early period.…
Brooch inscribed with runes (G98) on display in the Swedish History Museum
Brooch from Etelhem in Gotland (now in Historiska museet) inscribed with older futhark runes and dating to the period 400-500AD. According to Rundata one reading is as follows: mk mrla wrt(a)a Ek, erilaz, worta. I, the eril, wrought.
The Kylver Stone (G 88)
Photos of the Kylver stone (G 88), one of the few older futhark rune stone inscriptions, dating from c. 400 AD. It consists of a complete older futhark rune row followed by a tree-like rune (probably a repeating Tiwaz rune) and a palindrome 'SUEUS'.…
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 '…
Anundshög, Västerås (Slide-Show)
Anundshög, Västerås. Sveriges största gravhög.
(A slide-show with pictures of Anundshög burial mound, ship settings and surrounding area. Captions in Swedish)
(A slide-show with pictures of Anundshög burial mound, ship settings and surrounding area. Captions in Swedish)