For men of consequence a mound should be raised to their memory, and for all other
warriors who had been distinguished for manhood a standing stone, a custom that
remained long after Odin’s time.
Ynglinga saga
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| The Curman children with their french governess beside a rune stone, Antuna, Stockholm, Sweden |
A runestone is typically a raised stone with a runic inscription, but the term can also be applied to inscriptions on boulders and on bedrocks. The tradition began in the 4th century, and it lasted into the 12th century, but most of the runestones date from the late Viking Age. Most runestones are located in Scandinavia, but there are also scattered runestones in locations that were visited by Norsemen during the Viking Age. Runestones are often memorials to deceased men ...
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| Three girls beside a runestone, Herrstaberg, Sweden. The inscription says ‘Vibern raised this stone in memory of Solva, his brother’ |
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| Children at runic inscription from 1678, Risinge, Östergötland, Sweden |
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| Runic inscription – The Sigurd Carving, Jäder, Södermanland, Sweden |
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| Rock carving, Västra Röd, Bohuslän, Sweden |
The Swedish Heritage National Board gallery
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| ... RELIGIEUSE!! |
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