A large #runestone was discovered hidden beneath the kitchen floor during a routine home renovation in #Denmark. Could this extraordinary find reshape our understanding of the #Viking era and reveal more of the distant past?

https://www.ancient-origins.net/news-history-archaeology/runestone-denmark-0018604

This runestone is called Sö 148 and stands next to a field by a small stream in Runtuna south of Stockholm. This stone mentions a man who died in the east, in Gardar, which is modern day Russia. It’s been attributed to the rune carver Traen.

The inscription reads:
“Þjóðulfr (and) Búi, they raised this stone in memory of Farulfr, their father. He met his end in the east in Garðar.”

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This is the runestone Sö 171 in Sättersta south of Stockholm. It’s runes carved into a rock near the top of a hill. Unfortunately large parts of the carvings has fallen off. It mentions a man who died in Holmgard, modern day Novgorod in Russia.

The inscription reads:
“Ingifastr had the stone cut in memory of Sigviðr, his father. He fell in Holmgarðr, the ship's leader with the seamen.”

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Today’s excursion ended at Jarlabanke’s bridge in Täby north of Stockholm. Here we find two runestones erected by Jarlabanke after himself, and a road lined with erected stones. Two other runestones have been moved to the churches in Danderyd and Fresta.

Jarlabanke’s family, starting with his grandmother, has erected 19 runestones that we know of today. Jarlabanke has erected as many as six stones after himself, more than anyone else. The bridge was built in the 1050’s.

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Here’s another runestone I visited in Sigtuna today. It’s U 393, and it’s erected by Ofeg in memory of his sisters. It is made of granite and has carvings on two sides, but the band on one side does not have any runes. It stands on the rune path near U 392. Källström has attributed the stone to the carver Visäte. The ornamentation is in the styles Pr 2 and Pr 3.

It reads: “Ófeigr had this stone raised in memory of his two sisters Tóra(?) and Hróðvé.”

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This inscription on a boulder on the “rune path” in Sigtuna is called U 392. The style of the inscription is “Rak”, and it’s dated to 980-1015.

It reads: “Sveinn had these runes carved … the second was called …, the third Ǫzurr, the fourth Geirmundr … was their mother.”

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This is the runestone U Nf 56 by the Saint Lars church ruin in Sigtuna. It’s raised by Anund after himself. It’s one of the self-raised runestones. It was found in 1956 in the north side if the city park. It was part of the wall foundation of the Saint Lars church.

The inscription translated into English reads: “Anund had this stone erected after himself during his lifetime.”

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For #StandingStoneSunday, a snap I took recently of a #Viking #Runestone in the #Ashmolean Museum in Oxford.

It dates from c.1100 and commemorates Vikings who died in the Byzantine Empire. The inscription reads:

"Thorsteinn had the landmark made in memory of Sveinn, his father, and in memory of Thórir, his brother. They were abroad in Greece. And in memory of Ingithóra, his mother. Œpir carved."

It came from a church in Eds, near Stockholm, and was donated by Charles XI of #Sweden in 1687.

World’s oldest dated runestone found in Norway

Archaeologists have discovered the “world’s oldest runestone,” a squat block of sandstone with etchings scribbled across its flat surface.

The ancient stone discovered by researchers in Norway may contain the earliest example of “words recorded in writing in Scandinavia.”

Read More: https://archaeologymag.com/2023/01/worlds-oldest-dated-runestone-found-in-norway/
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Historic Karlevi Runestone from 10th century at the island of #Öland, #Sweden.
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Te #rok #runestone in #Sweden

https://www.archaeology.org/issues/388-2007/digs/8773-digs-sweden-runestone

What is possibly the oldest #Runestone has been discovered in a gravefield in eastern Norway.
Cremated remains found in association with the stone date it to between 1 and 250AD. Could the inscription be a woman's name "Idibera" or the kin name "Idiberung"? This find is good evidence that Germanic tribes adopted writing for some purposes very early in the Roman period.
https://www.khm.uio.no/english/news/found-the-world-s-oldest-rune-stone.html

Am I holding it wrong or isn‘t there a way to paste text (e.g. links) in #runestone ?

World’s oldest #runestone, 2000 years old, found in #Norway

https://www.theguardian.com/science/2023/jan/17/worlds-oldest-runestone-found-in-norway-archaeologists-say

World’s oldest runestone found in Norway, archaeologists say https://www.theguardian.com/science/2023/jan/17/worlds-oldest-runestone-found-in-norway-archaeologists-say?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other

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Archaeologists find 'world's oldest runestone' in Norway

https://www.dw.com/en/archaeologists-find-world-s-oldest-runestone-in-norway/a-64427741?maca=en-dipa_news_mstdn-34613-xml-mrss

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2000 year old runes tone rewrites history.

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https://www.theguardian.com/science/2023/jan/17/worlds-oldest-runestone-found-in-norway-archaeologists-say

Norwegian #archaeologists think they have found the oldest ever #runestone, from 1-250 BCE.

Runestones are mostly found in #Sweden and largely dated to 950–1100BCE across #Scandinavia
https://www.nrk.no/kultur/fant-2000-ar-gammel-runestein-i-hole-1.16256351 #History #vikings

Going to mix it up a little for my contribution to #StandingStoneSunday with this interesting piece. Back during my undergrad, I had the opportunity to dig at a field school in #Gotland, Sweden. This #RuneStone captured my attention then and it's probably one of my favorite "mysteries." It's called the "Snake-witch Stone" and has been dated from 400-600AD (end of Scandinavian #BronzeAge). /1

The Rök Runestone

https://youtu.be/22HW9FFUAAk

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