Everything Comes from Somewhere Posted on 2019-06-29 by Sue Carlson Ancient Rune Stone Motifs in the work of Hilma af Klint
The Runestone Creed Posted on 2019-03-31 by Henrik Willliams Since we are in the season of Lent, I thought it appropriate to write a blog post on runestone Christianity.
The Vikings Begin – with Runes Posted on 2019-02-20 by Henrik Willliams Runes in the snow storm: Henrik Williams’s short visit to Californa and Seattle.
The Importance of Being Earnest with Runes Posted on 2018-10-31 by Henrik Willliams About the second day of this year’s Rune Round and an “informal” dinner at Uppsala university.
What’s in a name? Posted on 2018-09-29 by Henrik Willliams A month ago, the second Rune Round took place in the Vallentuna area. This region is so thick in runestones that it is called The Runic Kingdom.
“Bite me” runestones Posted on 2018-07-23 by Henrik Willliams For once, it is not the inscription which fascinates the most since it consists of a simple formula mentioning a man and a woman raising a memorial for a man.
From Isis to Jesus: Runology in the 17th and 18th centuries and how it affects us Posted on 2018-05-30 by Henrik Willliams How early runologists dealt with difficult inscriptions has consequences for today’s runology.
Runic Epiphany Posted on 2018-01-06 by Henrik Willliams The adoration of the Christ child by the three magi in runic art.
The end: A biblical motif on U 860? Posted on 2017-12-30 by Henrik Willliams This would prove that the level of biblical insight was much greater in late Viking Age Sweden than previously suggested.
“Rök Runestone Revisited” gets grant Posted on 2016-11-04 by Marco Bianchi Per Holmberg has received a grant from the Swedish Research Council (Vetenskapsrådet) for a project entitled “Rök Runestone Revisited”.
A prodigal runestone has returned! Posted on 2016-10-05 by Henrik Willliams The reports are still preliminary, but it seems the six feet tall monument is still as intact as it was hundreds of years ago.
Runic excursion in Knivsta Posted on 2016-09-20 by Henrik Willliams This month, it was time for the sixth such excursion, and amazingly quite a crowd turned out once again to hear about the runestones in their neighborhood.