by Tristan Mueller-Vollmer | Jan 6, 2021
… at sik sjalfa[n kvi]kvan … … in memory of himself while alive … So reads part of the surviving inscription on the runestone U 962, which was discovered built into the wall of Vaksala church, not far from Uppsala. The stone dates to between...
by Tristan Mueller-Vollmer | Aug 4, 2020
Viking Age runestones most often contain a memorial formula for deceased relatives, but did you know that some are formulated as poetry? Probably the most famous runestone with a poetic inscription is the Karlevi runestone (Öl 1), on the Swedish island of Öland. The...
by Tristan Mueller-Vollmer | Aug 4, 2020
Near Ramsund in the area around Eskiltuna in Södermanland, one can find a rather famous Swedish runic carving. This is the site of the Ramsund carving (Sö 101), which also happens to be one of the largest runic monuments. The carving is not a free-standing...
