runestones

Detail of one of the Jelling Stones. Source: National Museum Denmark

29 September, 2023 - 22:52 Nathan Falde

Carvers of the Jelling Stones Identified by Danish Archaeologists

A new study has solved an intriguing historical mystery involving treasured Danish artifacts that are now more than 1,000 years old, having been made during Scandinavia’s Viking Age in the 10th...

The Viking runestone was discovered by a farmer in southern Sweden when plowing his field. Source: Ingemar Lundgren / Västervik Museum

1 October, 2020 - 17:58 Ed Whelan

Runestone Discovered in Sweden Provides Window Into Viking Past

While plowing a field on his family farm in Småland, southern Sweden , Lennart Larsson came across a large stone. Larsson put the stone, which is 6 feet high (2 m) and 3 feet wide (1 m), to one side...