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A modern version of a Norse rune stone from Qassiarsuk in South Greenland
Photograph of a reconstructed rune stone by Mads Pihl - Visit Greenland
A Rune Rule
Wooden rule with the younger futhark burnt into it, updated to include additional modern letters. Made by Sofie Louise Jensen.
Afskærmning af runestenene i Jelling
Project website describing the protection of the Jelling runestones
Anders och Måns - Runstensfrossa!
Varsågod, Malin. ;)
Måns gör ett granskande reportage om en fin runsten. I'm a honky tonk man.
Måns gör ett granskande reportage om en fin runsten. I'm a honky tonk man.
Anders och Måns - Runstensfrossa! [Comedy documentary about the Krogsta rune stone]
[Swedish comedy documentary / interview from theseriesAnders and Månsabout the sixth-century Krogsta rune stone and its human figure. Created by Anders Johansson, Måns Nilsson, Marit Åhlén, Krogstamannen.Originally aired on…
Ändersta Rune Stone (U 1160) in the Ashmolean Museum (Front View)
Rune stone in the Ashmolean Museum, originally from Uppland in Sweden and dating the the late Viking Age. It was donated to the Ashmolean Museum in Oxford byKing Karl XI of Swedenin 1687. The runes read: Liðsmaðr lét hôggva stein…
Ändersta Rune Stone (U 1160) in the Ashmolean Museum (Front, full length)
Rune stone in the Ashmolean Museum, originally from Uppland in Sweden and dating the the late Viking Age. It was donated to the Ashmolean Museum in Oxford byKing Karl XI of Swedenin 1687.The runes read:Liðsmaðr lét hôggva stein…
Ändersta Rune Stone (U 1160) in the Ashmolean Museum (Left Side)
Rune stone in the Ashmolean Museum, originally from Uppland in Sweden and dating the the late Viking Age. It was donated to the Ashmolean Museum in Oxford by King Karl XI of Sweden in 1687. The runes read: Liðsmaðr lét hôggva…
Animated rune stone at Haithabu/Hedeby Viking Museum
Example of animated rune stone at Haithabu/Hedeby Viking Museum, Schleswig, Germany. The exhibited runestone features a simple animation with a voice over and translation of the inscription.
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…
Anundshög Runestone and Burial Mound
Anundshög Runestone and Burial Mound
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)
Article 'Runer i Hagia Sofia i Istanbul' by James E. Knirk
Discussion of the runes in the Hagia Sophia in Istanbul from Nytt om runer 14 (1999), 26-27
Audio Clips from Jesse Byock's Viking Language Series (Hyperlink)
Sample audio clips on the website for the Viking Language Series by Jesse Byock. Includes a reading of the inscription on King Gorm's Rune stone in Jelling, and a reading from the Saga of the Greenlanders.
Basket of Rune Sticks
A basket of rune sticks using the younger futhark creatively to add modern letters not represented in the younger futhark. The runes have been burnt into the wood rather than carved. These were created by Sofie Louise Jensen (Runeristeren).
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.
Copy of 'Hørningstenen' (DR 58) Vikingemuseet Århus Denmark
Copy of Hørningstenen runestone at Vikingemuseet (Viking Museum) Århus Denmark www.vikingemuseet.dk. Original at Moesgård Museum Århus www.moesgaardmuseum.dk. Original discovered 1849 by a farmer on his land between Jelling…
Cross fragment MM 123 from Kirk Michael
Michael 123 is a stone cross fragment in Kirk Michael on the Isle of Man. It depicts a woman in a trailing dress with a staff in her hand on the upper part. The lower part depicts a tethered, saddled horse. The side of the cross includes a runic…
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)…
Detail from the Ändersta Rune Stone (U 1160) in the Ashmolean Museum
Rune stone in the Ashmolean Museum, originally from Uppland in Sweden and dating the the late Viking Age. It was donated to the Ashmolean Museum in Oxford byKing Karl XI of Swedenin 1687.The runes read:Liðsmaðr lét hôggva stein…