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There are scattered examples elsewhere (the Berezan' Runestone in Eastern Europe, [5] and runic graffiti on the Piraeus Lion from Greece but today in Venice, Italy). [6] The vast majority of runestones date to the Viking Age and the period immediately following the Christianisation of Scandinavia (9th to 12th centuries).
In 1912, farmer Craig Crecelius found the stone artifact in a field near the Ohio River in Brandenburg, Kentucky. The oolite stone measures 29 inches (74 cm) long by 15.5 inches (39 cm) wide and varies in thickness from 1 to 3 inches (2.5 to 7.6 cm). [2] For more than 50 years, Crecelius displayed the stone at local fairs.
A Swedish immigrant, [3] Olof Ohman, said that he found the stone late in 1898 while clearing land which he had recently acquired of trees and stumps before plowing. [4] The stone was said to be near the crest of a small knoll rising above the wetlands, lying face down and tangled in the root system of a stunted poplar tree estimated to be from less than 10 to about 40 years old. [5]
The precise number of inscriptions is debatable, as some proposed inscriptions consist of a single sign, or a row of signs that may also be "rune-like", in imitation of writing, or purely ornamental. For example, a ring found in Bopfingen has been interpreted as being inscribed with a single g, i.e. a simple X-shape that may also be ornamental ...
She is the only known female rune carver during this time period in Scandinavia. The runic text uses the word fahido , "painted", also translated as "carved" or "inscribed." [ 1 ] Although many runestones had their inscriptions painted, there is no direct evidence that this particular runestone was painted.
The Narragansett Runestone, also known as the Quidnessett Rock, [1] is a 2.5 t (2,500 kg) slab of metasandstone located in Rhode Island, United States.It is 5 (1.5m) feet high and 7 feet (2.1m) long. [2]
The rune stone U 504. This runestone is an early inscription carved in runestone style RAK with a cross above the text bands. It is located in Ubby and it was raised in memory of a father. This man had participated in Viking expeditions both in the west and in the east. [6] +
The Heavener runestone. The Heavener Runestone (pronounced / ˈ h iː v n ər /) is located in Heavener Runestone Park in Le Flore County, Oklahoma, near Heavener, Oklahoma.The runes on the stone are ᚷ ᛆ ᛟ ᛗ ᛖ ᛞ ᚨ ᛐ. [2]