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Coat of Arms of Torsås kommun in Sweden
The coat of arms of Torsås kommun in Kalmar län, Sweden is a red Thor's hammer on a yellow background. The name of the Municipality means 'Thor's ridge'. Thor is a common element in placenames across the Norse world.
Oval Brooch from Gotland in the Ashmolean Museum
Oval brooch, gilt copper alloy. 800-900. Gotland, Sweden. AN1909.121
Gold finger ring from Skåne in the Ashmolean Museum
Finger ring, gold, 600-800, Skåne, Sweden.
Viking-Age Box Brooch in the Ashmolean Museum
Box brooch, copper alloy, 750-1100, Gotland, Sweden.
Late Viking-Age Brooch in the Ashmolean Museum
Fire steel, copper alloy and iron. 1050-1150. Gotland, Sweden. AN1909.97.
The Vikings ("Personal Jesus" by Depeche Mode)
Viking history to the tune of Personal Jesus by Depeche Mode. We used clips from documentaries to make this one. The song is very Viking-ish anyway.
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.
Digitala Sveriges Runinskrifter
Digital copies of the series "Sveriges runinskrifter", the standard corpus work for Swedish runic inscriptions.
The Swedish National Heritage Board's Flickr set of runic inscriptions and picture stones
Photographs of runic inscriptions and picture stones from the archives of the Swedish National Heritage Board
Remix of Historical Krogsta Rune stone (U 1125) Photograph
A remix of a public domain image of the Krogsta Rune stone in the archives of the Swedish National Heritage Board, by Lars Lundqvist. This image, which makes a comment on the possibilities afforded by Creative Commons images was produced as part of…
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…
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…
Historical Photograph of Krogsta Rune stone (U 1125)
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…
Rune stone (Vs 29)
Rune stone from Sala landsförsamlings Kyrka, Västmanland(Vs 29).
According to theSamnordisk runtextdatabasthe inscription reads:
+ uisti + yk + alfton + litu + akua + stin + yftir + ulmo + faþur + sen + yk + ulfast + bruþur +…
Rune stone (Vs 24)
Rune stone from Hassmyra, Västmanland(Vs 24).
According to theSamnordisk runtextdatabasthe inscription reads:
buonti × kuþr × hulmkoetr × lit × resa × ufteR × oþintisu × kunu × seno…
Rune stone (Vs 22)
Rune stone from Ulvsta, Västmanland(Vs 22).
According to theSamnordisk runtextdatabasthe inscription reads:
... + ytR : runfast * bruþur + s=in : hn : toþr : i : faru + runo : ... (t)rka... eptir Rúnfast, bróður…
Rune stone (Vs 15) (B)
Rune stone from Lilla Kyringe, Västmanland(Vs 15).
According to theSamnordisk runtextdatabasthe inscription reads:
§A× higulfr × lit × kira × merki × þisa × at × knut × faþur san…
Rune stone (Vs 15)
Rune stone from Lilla Kyringe, Västmanland(Vs 15).
According to theSamnordisk runtextdatabasthe inscription reads:
§A × higulfr × lit × kira × merki × þisa × at × knut × faþur…
Rune stone (Vs 13)
Rune stone from Västerås (Anundshög), Västmanland(Vs 13).
According to theSamnordisk runtextdatabasthe inscription reads:
× fulkuiþr × raisti × staina × þasi × ala × at ×…