By type
Runestones across the Viking world
2,903 recorded sites of this type, from national heritage registers and community contributions.
A raised stone carved with runes, usually a memorial to a named person and the family who raised it.
Most are dated to the Viking Age.
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Notable sites
The best-known and most distinctive places in this area.
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Dighton Rock
Viking Age · US→
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Jelling
Viking Age · Jelling, Vejle, DK→
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Narragansett Runestone
Viking Age · US→
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Spirit Pond runestones
Viking Age · US→
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Bourne Stone
Viking Age · US→
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Fetts fk.nr. 7
Viking Age · Sogndal, Vestland, NO→
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Glavendrup stone
Viking Age · Nordfyn Municipality, Region of Southern Denmark, DK→
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Jarlabanke's Bridge (Jarlabankes bro)
Viking Age · Täby, Uppland, SE→
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Klebæk Høje (Bække Monument)
Viking Age · Bække, Vejen, DK→
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Launes
Late Iron Age · Grimstad, Agder, NO→
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Lerheimskleiva
Late Iron Age · Rauma, Møre og Romsdal, NO→
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Øvre Brørs
Viking Age · Namsos, Trøndelag, NO→