Created by me Kalle Runristare

The website is created for those of you who want to know more about runestones in Ekerö municipality in the first place, but also other runestones.

Now you should be able to easily find most of the described runestones and you should be able to study them even though they may be overgrown with lichen and lack color.

Can the pictures be trusted?

Yes absolutely!
The images have been colored digitally and with such great precision that they can be used scientifically.

The basis is mainly the older black and white photographs with original painting, they are the most reliable. (Later paintings in the field are often copies of these).

The work with images and information is also based on my own experiences as a runecarver and on practical investigations in the field where trailing lights have often been used with success.

Why are these images better than the original?
First of all, the motif becomes clearer with colors.

In addition, we know that most runestones had colors, but not exactly which colors and where on the stone... But that may not matter as each runestone should have been cleaned every 10-15 years and then given new colors according to availability, likes and wishes. In other words, each runestone has probably had several different colors over time.

Background and education?
Guide in the World Heritage Birka and Hovgården since 1998, has studied archeology and history for over 40 years and works actively as a contemporary runecarver since 1993.

My profession as a runecarver has been the most important and significant experience for being able to interpret and describe the runestones on the website.

Contact
Kalle Runistare (the runecarver)
kalle@runristare.se
Phone: +46 70 7764822
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Kalle Runristare
www.runristare.se

Birka och Hovgården
www.hovgarden.se

Runstensparken
www.runstensparken.se
 

ADELSÖ >

has 5 known runestones

 - U 1 - Hovgården, Adelsö church in the sacristy

 - U 2 - Hovgården, Adelsö church (lost by fire)

 - U 3 - Hovgården, Alsnöhus ruin

 - U 10 - Stora Dalby ,now in the sacristy, Adelsö church.

 - U 11 - Hovgården, The original site of the Vikings' harbor bay.

BIRKA >

has 9 known runestones

 - U 4 - Borg

 - U 5 - Black earth, new find in 1932

 - U 5b - Black earth, new find in 2015

 - U 6-8 - Björkö village, now in the museum at Birka

 - U 9 - Small remnants of 5 runestones

MUNSÖ >

has 3 or 4 known runestones

 - U 12 - Missing

 - U 12b - Bona, fragment

 - U 13 - Husby, fragment

 - U 14 - Roparudden, Österås

EKERÖ >

has 11 known runestones

 - U 15a - Ekerö church, Ingeborg's tombstone

 - U 15b - Ekerö church, by Torbjörn the poet

 - U 15c - Ekerö church, new find in 1988

 - U 15d - Ekerö church, new find in 1952

 - U 15e - Ekerö church, new find in 1981

 - U 16a - Älby, missing since the 19th century

 - U 16b - Nibble farm, broken piece

 - U 16c - Ekerö vicarage

 - U 17 - Skytteholm

 - U 18 - Stavsund

 - U 19 - Nyckelby

FÄRINGSÖ >

has 27 known runestones

 - U 20 - Färentuna church, two parts in the church wall
 - U 21 - Deleted, it is part of U 20

 - U 22 - kungsberga

 - U 23 - Hilleshög church

 - U 24 - Hilleshög church, in the floor

 - U 25 - Hilleshög church, in the wall

 - U 26 - Hilleshög church, dragon and cross

 - U 27 - Hilleshög church, only one cross

 - U 28 - Hilleshög church, fragment

 - U 29 - Hilleshög, Gerlögs rune slab

 - U 30 - Hilleshög, Kvarsta

 - U 31 - Hilleshög, Väntholmen

 - U 32 - Sånga, Stenhammra

 - U 33 - Sånga, Stenhammra, missing

 - U 34 - Sånga, Sundby

 - U 35 - Svartsjö, Svartsjö kungsgård

 - U 36 - Svartsjö, Svartsjö djurgård

 - U 37a - Tingsplatsen, by Thorbjör the poet

 - U 37b - Lisselby, new find 2015

 - U 38 - Tingsplatsen, by Balle

 - U 39 - Sånga, Runketorp, Torslunda, missing

 - U 40 - Skå, Eneby by Ärnfast

 - U 41 - Skå, Kumla by Ärnfast

 - U 42 - Skå, Troxhammar

 - U 43 - Skå Törnby by Ärnfast

 - U 44 - Skå, Törnby

 - U 45 - Skå, Törnby, the small runestone

LOVÖ >

has 8 known runestones

 - U 46 - Lovö church, a worn runestone

 - U 47 - Lovö church, by Ärnfast

 - U 48 - Lovö church, a worn runestone

 - U 49 - Lovö church, the southern stone

 - U 50 - Lovö church, the northern stone

 - U 50b - The golf runestone, new find in 2018

 - U 51 - Drottningholm, by Ärnfast, missing

 - U 52 - Edeby, by Ärnfast

Connected to Ekerö municipality

Ärnfast outside Ekerö municipality.

 - U 79 - Hässelby, by Ärnfast

 - U 123 - Karlberg, by Ärnfast

 - U 885 - Balingsta, by Ärnfast?

Extra and selected runestones

 - U 887 - Skillsta, one of the most beautiful

 - U 1125 - Krogsta, 1500 years with the oldest runes

 - Vs 29 - Livsten's masterpiece

 - Sö 141b - Aspa bridge, with the word Svitjod

 - Sö 179 - Gripsholm, an Ingvar stone