Varangian rune stones

Varangian routes

Varangian rune stones is a name for rune stones in Denmark, Norway and Sweden, which mention people who were and died in the Kievan Rus , the Byzantine Empire , Georgia or generally “across the Baltic or Finland, in the east”.

Over 130 rune stones are divided into seven groups, analogous to the distinctive words used: Baltic Sea (concerning the Baltic States and Finland - 14 stones), England (30), Greece (30), Hakon Jarl (3), Italy (2 ), Ingvar (26) and about 30 Varangian rune stones (relating to Russia, Belarus, Ukraine and neighboring areas), of which there are also a few in Denmark and Norway.

Varangian rune stones are divided into

• Gardarike rune stones , about 30 rune stones above Varangians in " Gardar" (Kievan Rus) or "in the east"
• Greece rune stones , 30 rune stones about Varangians in the Byzantine Empire.

See also

• Baltic rune stones
• Ingvar rune stones

literature

• Sven Birger Fredrik Jansson :: Runes in Sweden. Gidlunds, Stockholm 1987, ISBN 91-7844-067-X .

Web links

• All Nordic rune stone database (Swedish) (list of all known rune stones)