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Modern runic inscription on an animal skinAccording to the uploader, this was found in an attic in Romania. It is clearly a modern inscription in a pseudo runic alphabet (Armanen runes). This…
Anundshög, Västerås (Slide-Show)Anundshög, Västerås. Sveriges största gravhög.
(A slide-show with pictures of Anundshög burial mound, ship settings and surrounding area. Captions…
Re-Painted Runestone (Öl Fv1911;274B) in the Swedish History MuseumÖlands runinskrifter Fv1911;274B, originally from Resmo Church in Öland, and now on display in the Swedish History Museum (Historiska…
The Kylver Stone (G 88)Photos of the Kylver stone (G 88), one of the few older futhark rune stone inscriptions, dating from c. 400 AD. It consists of a complete older…
Brooch inscribed with runes (G98) on display in the Swedish History MuseumBrooch from Etelhem in Gotland (now in Historiska museet) inscribed with older futhark runes and dating to the period 400-500AD. According to Rundata…
Runestone (DR 359) in the Swedish History MuseumRune stone DR 359, with an inscription in runes from the older futhark. Originally from Istaby, Blekinge, and now housed in the Historiska museet.It…
Anundshög runestone (Vs 13), SwedenRune 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…
Replica of a rune stone from Cunningsburgh, on display in Shetland Museum and ArchivesReplica of a rune stone from Cunningsburgh (Br Sh3) on display in Shetland Museum and Archives (the original is in the National Museum of Scotland).…
Rune stone from Papil, on display in Shetland Museum and ArchivesViking-Age Rune stone from Papil, West Burra (Br Sh4) photographed in the Shetland Museum. According to Rundata, it reads
...r : ra(i)s(t)(i) : s...…
Runic Fragment from Noss, on display in Shetland Museum and ArchivesRunic fragment from Noss (Br Sh7 M).Reading...-uko=ktuAccording to Rundata, found in 1994 during excavations of the medieval chapel and…
The Sæbø swordThe article describes the Sæbø (or Thurmuth) sword. This sword was found in an early 9th-century barrow at Sæbø in 1825. It has a runic inscription on…
Replica of the Jelling II StoneThis replica of the Jelling II stone is sold on the Viking Shield website here, either painted or unpainted.
Educational Image of the Danish 'Iron Age' by GyldendalTo download the full-sized image, visit http://samlinger.natmus.dk/DO/743
Nordiskt runnamnslexikon by Lena PetersonInstitutet för språk og folkminnen has Lena Peterson's Nordiskt Runnamnslexikon available for pdf download or to buy as a physical book. The book is a…
Mejlbystenen: Staging a runestoneCAVI proudly presents the interactive staging of the thousand year old runic stone Mejlbystenen, situated at Randers Kulturhistoriske Museum. As part…
Danish Passport featuring the Jelling Stone on Display at Knogernes JellingThe danish passport features a representation of the Christ figure from Side C of the ninth-century Runestone of Harald Bluetooth, also on permanent…
Runic inscriptions at Murton ParkRunic inscriptions at the Danelaw Living History Centre
Grimfrost Presents: Did Runes Survive the Viking Age?A simple glimpse at Viking Age related sites in Sweden, this time looking into what happened to the runes when the Viking Age ended.
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Princes Street Gardens RunestoneThis Swedish runestone (U 1173) was brought to Edinburgh in the 18th century.
The Runic Ringerike Tombstone of St Paul'sAn article on a tombstone at St Paul's cathedral with Ringerike-style carving and a runic inscription. it is thought to date from the 11th century.