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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…

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…

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,…

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…

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…

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 :…

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…

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,…