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Einang stone (4th century) Tune Runestone (250–400 AD) Kylver Stone (5th century) Möjbro Runestone (5th or early 6th century) Järsberg Runestone (transitional, 6th century) Björketorp Runestone (transitional, 7th century) Stentoften (transitional, 7th century) Eggjum stone (8th century) Rök runestone (transitional, ca. 800 AD) Hogganvik ...
To get a closer look at the carvings, the researchers took scans of the stones and created 3D digital models, then measured the runes’ grooves with a software tool that weighed variables such as ...
A runic carving is defined as a runic inscription in stone or other material, according to the definitions of the Swedish National Heritage Board (Swe. Riksantikvarieämbetet). The term refers to both prehistoric and medieval runic carvings in raised stones or on blocks, on rock slabs, early medieval tombstones and "Eskilstuna coffins" with ...
They and their apprentices were contracted to make runestones and when the work was finished, they sometimes signed the stone with the name of the runemaster. [2] Many of the uncovered runic inscriptions have likely been completed by non-professional runecarvers for the practical purposes of burial rites or record-keeping. [ 3 ]
The Vang stone was erected during the transitional period from Paganism to Christianity in Norway ca. 1000-1050, A.D. It is a memorial stone with a carved cross and runic inscription. The stone was first described in a letter from Nils Paaske, Bishop of the Diocese of Bjørgvin to Ole Worm in 1626. Bishop Paaske also provided a drawing of the ...
The runestone was discovered in the churchyard of Sanda church in 1863 [1] and is currently located in the Swedish Museum of National Antiquities. It is classified as being carved in runestone style Pr2, also known as Ringerike style. The inscription depicts two scenes under an arching runic text band.
The oldest known runestones date to the early 5th century (Einang stone, Kylver Stone), although the Svingerud Runestone, discovered in 2021, is dated even earlier. The longest known inscription in the Elder Futhark, and one of the youngest, consists of some 200 characters and is found on the early 8th-century Eggjum stone , and may even ...
The Nylarsker stone 2, Ny Larsker stone I or DR 380 is a Viking Age runestone engraved in Old Norse with the Younger Futhark runic alphabet on Bornholm. The runestone was discovered in 1643 and first mentioned in Ole Worm's Monumenta Danica. [1] It was to be found outside the entrance of Nylars Church until 1855. [1]
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