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Viking & Runestones: Tourist Office Display outside Vejle Railway Station Denmark.
One Viking And His Runestones. First person to greet you when you step out of the railway station (‘Banegården’) in beautiful Vejle, Denmark.
Travels to Identity – Viking Rune Carvers of Today
A discussion on the modern use of runestones
Tjängvide (I) Picture Stone from Gotland
Tjängvide I (G 110) dates from c.700-800 AD and is now on display at Statens historiska museum in Stockholm. It is one of several Gotlandic picture stones with similar motifs; a ship under sail below and a scene that appears to be a welcome to…
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'.…
The Krogsta Rune Stone (U1125) - Rear / Side B
The Krogsta rune stone dates from the 6th Century, and is famous for its depiction of a human figure as well as being the only older futhark rune stone from Uppland still in situ. According to the Samnordisk Runtextdatabas, the inscription on the…
The Krogsta Rune Stone (U1125)
The Krogsta rune stone dates from the 6th Century, and is famous for its depiction of a human figure as well as being the only older futhark rune stone from Uppland still in situ. According to the Samnordisk Runtextdatabas, the inscription on the…
The Kensington Runestone
The Kensington runestone is one of several runestones found in the American Midwest. Olof Ohman claimed to have discovered it in 1898 near Kensington, Minnesota. The stone describes an expedition by Swedes and Norwegians to the area in the fourteenth…
The Hørning rune stone at Moesgaard Museum, Denmark
The Hørning stone (DR 58) was carved by an emancipated slave in honour of his master. The inscription reads: tuki : smiþr : riþ : stin : ift ¶ þurkisl : kuþmutaR : sun : is : hanum ¶ kaf : kul : uk :…
Sigurd on the Ramsund rock carving
This is Sigurd pictured slaying the dragon Fáfnir on the Ramsund carving (Sö 101), carved in the mid eleventh century. The runic inscription which the scenes from the legend accompany refers to a certain Sigriðr raising a bridge in memory of her…
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…
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.
Runestone: Täby (U 133)
Runestone, today part of the wall of Täby church. The inscription informs us that Guðlaug raised the stone for Holmi, her son who died in Lombardy.
Runestone: Sm 169
A runestone in the western wall of the tower of Ljungby church.
(f)iatr · ouk · rakn · þu · letu · risþa · stina · iutiR · uitlþa
Fæitr(?)/Fiatr(?) ok Ragna(?) þau letu rista stæina æftiR Vintrliða(?).
Feitr(?)/Fetr(?) ok…
(f)iatr · ouk · rakn · þu · letu · risþa · stina · iutiR · uitlþa
Fæitr(?)/Fiatr(?) ok Ragna(?) þau letu rista stæina æftiR Vintrliða(?).
Feitr(?)/Fetr(?) ok…
Runestone: Sm 167
...-ri · li... ...
... le[t] ...
... lé[t] ...
... le[t] ...
... lé[t] ...
Runestone: Sm 166
... : þena : yfi... ... salu : k-...
... þenna yfi[R] ... salu ...
... þenna yfi[r] ... sálu ...
... þenna yfi[R] ... salu ...
... þenna yfi[r] ... sálu ...
Runestone: Öl ATA322-4215-2004
Fragment of a runestone found in the churchyard wall in 2004.
× suein ...
Svæinn ...
Sveinn ...
× suein ...
Svæinn ...
Sveinn ...
Runestone: Öl 46
þuriR : auk : þurstain auk : þurfastr · þaiR : bryþr : raistu : stain : at : kunfus : faþur : sin : kuþ : hialbi siul : hans
ÞoriR ok Þorstæinn ok Þorfastr, þæiR brøðr ræistu stæin at Gunnfus, faður sinn. Guð hialpi sial…
ÞoriR ok Þorstæinn ok Þorfastr, þæiR brøðr ræistu stæin at Gunnfus, faður sinn. Guð hialpi sial…
Runestone: Öl 40
· kuþbratr auk suain raistu staina þina aftiR bruþr sina kuþa asualt auk h...f...
Guðbrandr ok Svæinn ræistu stæina þenna æftiR brøðr sina goða Asvald ok ...
Guðbrandr ok Sveinn reistu steina þessa eptir brœðr sína góða…
Guðbrandr ok Svæinn ræistu stæina þenna æftiR brøðr sina goða Asvald ok ...
Guðbrandr ok Sveinn reistu steina þessa eptir brœðr sína góða…
Runestone: Öl 39
× sua(i)(n) kiarþi × iftiR × sin × faþur × uikar × sun × ainiki × sialfR × raisti × stain ×
Svæinn gærði æftiR sinn faður, Vikar, sunn æinigi sialfR ræisti stæin.
Sveinn gerði eptir sinn fôður, Víkar, sonr einigi sjalfr…
Svæinn gærði æftiR sinn faður, Vikar, sunn æinigi sialfR ræisti stæin.
Sveinn gerði eptir sinn fôður, Víkar, sonr einigi sjalfr…
Runestone: Öl 36
A runestone at Bjärby.