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Nordic Runestone

Nordic Runestone

A large runestone with Viking-era carvings.

Identification

Identified Script

Younger Futhark

Origin / Period

Scandinavia

~9th Century CE

Detection Confidence

High

Learning & Context

  • Runestones were often raised as memorials to people who had died.
  • The Younger Futhark was the main runic alphabet in the Viking Age.
  • The inscription often tells a short story about the person being commemorated.
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