📜 Runestones of the World

These are notable runestones — standing stones carved with runes, mostly by the Norse peoples of the Viking Age to mark the dead, victories and travels, their serpent-wound inscriptions raised in fields, cemeteries and old assembly sites. Each profile shows where the stone stands, which country it is in, and a plain-English introduction from Wikipedia.

11 runestones from 4 countries are covered below, grouped by continent. Open any runestone for its full profile.

Americas (3) Europe (8)

Americas (3 runestones)

Europe (8 runestones)

Coordinates are approximate locations. Descriptions: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), cached on our server. Data sourced from Wikidata. Related: Mountains · Lakes · Islands · World Heritage.