Runestone Nf1990

Olofsgatan 4, 193 30 Sigtuna, Sweden

The runestone sits on the north wall of the Gerner chapel.



“…in  memory  of     Orm…”.  

The  name  Orm  (which means snake in Swedish)  was  not uncommon during the Viking Age.

Did you know that

Researchers have shown that rune stones can be divided into different chronological groups based on ornamentation development. Briefly, the ornamentation is quite simple on the older stones while younger stones have more complex and elegant designs. In contrast, the older stones have richer and more varied texts than the younger ones, whose texts are short and more standardized.

Source: https://www.sigtuna.se (Text: Thorgunn Snædal (National Board of Antiquities) and Sten Tesch (Arkistoria). English translation reviewed by Karin Atterlöf Perslow.)

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