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Photo of Side C of Rune stone DR 42 at Jelling
Photo of Side C of the younger of the two Jelling rune stones (DR 42), raised by Harald Bluetooth (who died in 985 or 986) in memory of his father and mother, and his own legacy.
The English translation of the whole inscription on the Samnordisk…
The English translation of the whole inscription on the Samnordisk…
Reconstruction of Side B of Rune stone DR 42 at Jelling
A reconstruction of Side B of Rune stone DR 42 at Jelling. See item #280 for a photo of the original
Photo of Side B of Rune stone DR 42 at Jelling
Photo of Side B of the younger of the two Jelling rune stones (DR 42), raised by Harald Bluetooth (who died in 985 or 986) in memory of his father and mother, and his own legacy.
The English translation of the whole inscription on the Samnordisk…
The English translation of the whole inscription on the Samnordisk…
Reconstruction of Side A of Rune stone DR 42 at Jelling
A reconstruction of Side A of Rune stone DR 42 at Jelling. See item #278 for a photo of the original
Photo of Side A of Rune stone DR 42 at Jelling
Photo of the younger of the two Jelling rune stones (DR 42), raised by Harald Bluetooth (who died in 985 or 986) in memory of his father and mother, and his own legacy.
The English translation of the whole inscription on the Samnordisk…
The English translation of the whole inscription on the Samnordisk…
Photos of Rune stone DR 41 at Jelling
Photo of the older of the two Jelling stones, raised by King Gorm the Old in memory of his wife Thyra. The English translation on the Samnordisk runtextdatabas reads "King Gormr made this monument in memory of Thyrvé, his wife, Denmark's adornment."
Afskærmning af runestenene i Jelling
Project website describing the protection of the Jelling runestones
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…
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 :…
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 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…