Image 6130.01.03 by Leslie Garland

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6130.01.03 Rökstenen (Rök runestone) outside Rök Kyrka (Church), Rök, Östergotland, Sweden. Swedens most famous runestone. Discovered in the 1840s, having been used in a wall of a small building belonging to the church, it is covered with 800 runic letters. Originally erected by Varin in the the first half of the 9th century in memory of his son Vaemod. Keywords: Rok runestone Sweden runes rune stone runic Swedish writing Rökstenen Rök Rokstenen Swedish runic letters Östergotland Ostergotland kyrka church religion religious Christian Christianity white painted building pagan lgpl old ancient
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Photographer: Leslie Garland
Collection: Sweden
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Rökstenen (Rök runestone) outside Rök Kyrka (Church), Rök, Östergotland, Sweden.

Swedens most famous runestone. Discovered in the 1840s, having been used in a wall of a small building belonging to the church, it is covered with 800 runic letters. Originally erected by Varin in the the first half of the 9th century in memory of his son Vaemod.
Keywords: Rok runestone Sweden runes rune stone runic Swedish writing Rökstenen Rök Rokstenen Swedish runic letters Östergotland Ostergotland kyrka church religion religious Christian Christianity white painted building pagan lgpl old ancient