Sweden JournalPhotography & Travel Notes
Rytterne, Västerås, SwedenSpring 2026SpringAncient Sites

Viking Memorial Stone at Rytterne

A rune stone at Rytterne carries a memorial inscription raised for a son who died in the east, its weathered arc of runes read now against the same fields and stone walls that have surrounded it for a thousand years.

In series: Runestones & Carvings A granite rune stone carved with a curved runic inscription band, standing beside a large tree with a stone wall, iron gate, and open field behind it in Rytterne, Västerås, Sweden.

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