Runestones

GPTKB entity

Statements (59)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:archaeological_site
Inscribed stone
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Vikings
gptkb:Christianization_of_Scandinavia
Norse culture
gptkbp:date 12th century
gptkbp:earliestRunestonesDateTo 4th century
gptkbp:foundIn gptkb:British_Isles
gptkb:Denmark
gptkb:Faroe_Islands
gptkb:Germany
gptkb:Greenland
gptkb:Iceland
gptkb:Norway
gptkb:Russia
gptkb:Sweden
gptkb:Ukraine
gptkb:Scandinavia
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Runestones
gptkbp:inscriptionsOftenInclude Prayers
Genealogies
Curses
Boasts
Names of deceased
Names of sponsors
References to Christianity
References to battles
References to bridge-building
References to travels
gptkbp:latestRunestonesDateTo 12th century
gptkbp:material gptkb:stone
Granite
limestone
gptkbp:mostRunestonesFoundIn gptkb:Sweden
gptkbp:notableExample gptkb:Överhogdal_stones
gptkb:Rök_runestone
gptkb:Jelling_stones
gptkb:Kensington_Runestone
Viking runestones
gptkbp:numberOfKnownRunestones Over 6,000
gptkbp:periodOfGreatestProduction 10th-11th centuries
gptkbp:purpose gptkb:monument
Commemoration
Religious dedication
Territorial marker
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Runic_inscriptions
gptkb:Viking_Age
Scandinavian history
Rune stones in the British Isles
gptkbp:startDate 4th century
gptkbp:UNESCOWorldHeritageSite gptkb:Jelling_stones
gptkbp:writtenBy gptkb:Old_Norse
gptkb:Runic_alphabet
gptkb:Elder_Futhark
gptkb:Younger_Futhark
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Ogham_stones
gptkb:Viking_Age
gptkb:Thor's_Hammer
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5