Rune stones
The rune stones of the Viking period were erected in memory of the dead – mostly powerful people – and their honourable deeds. They were intended to be visible and were painted in bright colours. The stones often stood near roads or bridges, where many people passed by. They were not necessarily placed at the burial of the person they commemorated.
The rune stones bring us very close to the Vikings. Their inscriptions feature the names of the people who lived and died at this time. They also provide information about the travels, great achievements and sad fates of these individuals.
Rune stones are by and large only found in Scandinavia. Around 250 rune stones are known from Viking Age Denmark. Most of the Scandinavian examples are from Sweden, where there are over 3000 inscriptions.
These models represent a part of the rune stone collection exhibited in the rune hall of the National Museum of Denmark.
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This is very interesting and not often seen or heard of. The history of the Vikings is somewhat obscure since they left little to explain themselves.
It is however, most unfortunate that they "raided", killed, enslaved, and stole everything they could for a very long time. They were a very barbaric people that terrorized the civilized world.
Nevertheless, history is what it is and at least we can appreciate their art and what they did leave behind.
I hope more things like this are posted because rue stones are so left out of the history books.
Please post more....
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@charles1786 molte grazie!
bellissimo, complimenti!
thanks for sharing @rigs
That's great, thanks @nebulousflynn ! :)
Great work @rigsters, a fascinating collection - Staff Pick!
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@lakj Thank you :)
And thanks a lot for making it happen!
That's so impressive.