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Wikipedia: A runestone is typically a raised stone with a runic inscription, but the term can also be applied to inscriptions on boulders and on bedrock. The tradition began in the 4th century, and it lasted into the 12th century, but most of the runestones date from the late Viking Age. Most runestones are located in Scandinavia, but there are also scattered runestones in locations that were visited by Norsemen during the Viking Age.
![[Runestone Sö 65]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/S_C3_B6_65_2C_Djulefors_s.jpg "Runestone Sö 65")
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![[Both sides of DR 337.]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Vallebergastenen_lund_2006_s.jpg "Both sides of DR 337.")
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![[The Snoldelev stone, one of the oldest runestones in Denmark]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Runestone_from_Snoldelev_2C_East_Zealand_2C_Denmark_s.jpg "The Snoldelev stone, one of the oldest runestones in Denmark")
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![[The Stenkvista runestone in Södermanland, Sweden, shows Thor's hammer instead of a cross]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/S_C3_B6_111_2C_Stenkvista_1_s.jpg "The Stenkvista runestone in Södermanland, Sweden, shows Thor's hammer instead of a cross")
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![[Modern runestone on Adelsö near Stockholm, Sweden]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Kalle_Dahlberg_modern_runestone_s.jpg "Modern runestone on Adelsö near Stockholm, Sweden")
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![[A runestone from the church of Resmo on Öland has been repainted]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/_C3_96l_Fv1911_3B274B_2C_Resmo_s.jpg "A runestone from the church of Resmo on Öland has been repainted")
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![[An early Runic Stone from Hagby in the county of Uppland, Sweden]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Early_Runic_stone_Hagby_M_C3_B6jebro_Uppland_Sweden_right_to_left_script_s.jpg "An early Runic Stone from Hagby in the county of Uppland, Sweden")
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