Runic Commemorative Plaque in the Isle of Man, Depicting a Viking ship

Title

Runic Commemorative Plaque in the Isle of Man, Depicting a Viking ship

Subject

Runes

Description

This is a plaque outside the Sound Cafe overlooking the Calf Sound in the Isle of Man, commemorating the opening of the building by King Harald V and Queen Sonja of Norway. The plaque depicts a Viking longship from one of the Maughold stone crosses, and the inscription is written in runes. It reads: Hail! Welcome Here You Who Have Come to the Hall. King Harald and Sonja His Queen Came from Norway to Mann and Opened this Hall. That Was 2002 Winters After Christ's Birth.

Creator

Unknown

Publisher

World-Tree Project

Date

2016

Contributor

Administrator

Rights

Public Domain

Format

jpg

Language

English

Type

Still Image

Identifier

http://www.worldtreeproject.org/document/462

Coverage

Isle of Man
Modern

Files

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Comments

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Item Relations

This Item dcterms:relation Item: The Calf of Man
Item: Replica of the Calf of Man Crucifixion Stone dcterms:relation This Item
Item: Map of Calf Sound in the Isle of Man, with several Norse place names dcterms:relation This Item
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