This stone is one of the fascinating rune stones. of all the runes carved in the 800s, only a few are preserved, and this one is the most notable. the stone's inscription is sweden's most remarkable text from ancient times. it is a unique memorial to a young man. the text is full of obscure, difficult to understand allusions. Rök stone, Östergötland, swed. rök stone, 9th century memorial block bearing the longest runic inscription known, found in Östergötland, swed. carved in granite, 725 runes bear a legible text containing secret formulas, perhaps maledictory in nature, verses of epic character, allusions to heroic myths, and a poetic vocabulary.
The stone under its protection roof in 2020. old norse: see article. see article. the rök runestone ( swedish: rökstenen; Ög 136) is one of the most famous runestones, featuring the longest known runic inscription in stone. it can now be seen beside the church in rök, Ödeshög municipality, Östergötland, sweden. Download this stock image: aeon prehistory, runes, rune stone of rök, longest rune inscription of the world, sweden, 9th century ad, , b43hd7 from alamy's library of millions of high resolution stock photos, illustrations and vectors. Get a closer look at the stone with rune inscriptions dating back to the earliest days of the enigmatic history of runic writing. the exhibition is open from 21 january to 26 february. read about the exhibition "the world's oldest rune stone" the history of runic writing. runes are the oldest known form of writing in norway. The viking age the reduction of the 24 character futhark resulted in a 16 character set of which there are three main variants, the long branch (normal or danish runes), the short twig (swedish norwegian or rök rune), and the quite rare staveless (hälsinge runes): there are individual variants within the new futharks.
Get a closer look at the stone with rune inscriptions dating back to the earliest days of the enigmatic history of runic writing. the exhibition is open from 21 january to 26 february. read about the exhibition "the world's oldest rune stone" the history of runic writing. runes are the oldest known form of writing in norway. The viking age the reduction of the 24 character futhark resulted in a 16 character set of which there are three main variants, the long branch (normal or danish runes), the short twig (swedish norwegian or rök rune), and the quite rare staveless (hälsinge runes): there are individual variants within the new futharks. The inscriptions are up to 2,000 years old and date back to the earliest days of the enigmatic history of runic writing. the stone has been named after the place of discovery, and is now called the svingerud stone. sometime between 1,800 and 2,000 years ago, someone stood near tyrifjorden and carved runes into the 31x32 cm block of reddish. A runic inscription is an inscription made in one of the various runic alphabets. they generally contained practical information or memorials instead of magic or mythic stories. [ 1] the body of runic inscriptions falls into the three categories of elder futhark (some 350 items, dating to between the 2nd and 8th centuries ad), anglo frisian.
The inscriptions are up to 2,000 years old and date back to the earliest days of the enigmatic history of runic writing. the stone has been named after the place of discovery, and is now called the svingerud stone. sometime between 1,800 and 2,000 years ago, someone stood near tyrifjorden and carved runes into the 31x32 cm block of reddish. A runic inscription is an inscription made in one of the various runic alphabets. they generally contained practical information or memorials instead of magic or mythic stories. [ 1] the body of runic inscriptions falls into the three categories of elder futhark (some 350 items, dating to between the 2nd and 8th centuries ad), anglo frisian.
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