Sweden JournalPhotography & Travel Notes
Sundbyholm, Eskilstuna, SwedenSummer 2025SummerAncient Sites

Detail of the Sigurd Carving at Ramsund

The dragon's body carries the runes — the memorial text recording a bridge raised across the Ramsund channel.

From the story: The Sigurd Carving at Ramsund A close detail of the Sigurd Carving: red-painted runes run along a curving band — the dragon's body — beside looping carved figures and a human hand, incised into weathered grey rock flecked with lichen.

Sigurd CarvingSigurdsristningenSö 101RamsundSundbyholmEskilstuna

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