Runestones

right|thumb|upright|The Lingsberg Runestone, Sweden, known as U 240 right|thumb|upright|An early runestone: the Möjbro Runestone from Hagby (first placed near Möjebro), [[Uppland, Sweden. As with other early runic inscriptions, (e.g. Kylver Stone from about 300–400 CE) this is written from right to left, while later Runestones were written from left to right. The text is "Frawaradaz anahaha is laginaz".]]

ancient sculpted lion now in Venice arsenal

runestone

runestone discovered in 1905 in Berezan, Ukraine

overview of runestone design

11th century Viking Age runic inscription