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The number of runestones in Sweden is estimated at between 1,700 [2] and 2,500 (depending on definition). [2]The Swedish district of Uppland has the highest concentration with as many as 1,196 inscriptions in stone, whereas Södermanland is second with 391).
Mithril is a fictional metal found in J. R. R. Tolkien's Middle-earth writings. It is described as resembling silver , but being stronger and lighter than steel . It was used to make armour, such as the helmets of the citadel guard of Minas Tirith , and ithildin alloy, used to decorate gateways with writing visible only by starlight or moonlight.
Mithril / Mythril Various Originally from in Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings. [46] A durable silvery metal; very light and extremely strong. Mithril means "grey gleam", but is translated as "true silver". [47] It is mined in native form in Moria. It can also be worked into other forms with unusual properties such as reflecting only the light of ...
Of the three stones, one contains a total of 15 lines of 'text' on two sides. The map stone contains a map with some inscriptions. Paul H. Chapman proposes that the map depicts the landscape visible from the 1,075 feet (328 m) high White Mountain, the highest point in the vicinity of Spirit Pond, [3] or the northern tip of Newfoundland. [4]
John Daly is on the mend after receiving emergency hand surgery. On Tuesday, Jan. 14, the golfer, 58, shared a photo of himself on his Instagram Stories lying in a hospital bed, giving a thumbs-up ...
A look inside a victorious Chiefs Christmas Day locker room! Travis Kelce, Patrick Mahomes and even Andy Reid, as Santa Claus, are feeling the holiday spirit.
This stone is one of the Serkland Runestones and it is located at Strängnäs Cathedral. It is in style Pr2. One theory proposed by Braun connects this stone to the runestones U 513, U 540, and Sö 179, and it holds Ingvar the Far-Travelled to be the son of the Swedish king Emund the Old. [31]
According to NEARA, the stone was discovered by a quahogger in December 1984 while digging in the mud flats of Narragansett Bay. [8] The HPHC was unable to find any information about the stone in any previous inventories of Narragansett Bay. They found that as early as 1939, the runestone was located upland and may have been buried. [3]