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Funbo Runestones

Index Funbo Runestones

The Funbo runestones constitute a group of four runestones originally from Funbo in the province of Uppland, Sweden, which were raised by members of the same family during the eleventh century. [1]

18 relations: Christian cross, Fornvännen, Fot, Franciscans, Monastery, Old Norse, Punctuation, Rundata, Runemaster, Runestone, Runestone styles, Sweden, Swedish National Heritage Board, Triquetra, Uppland, Uppsala, Uppsala University, Viking art.

Christian cross

The Christian cross, seen as a representation of the instrument of the crucifixion of Jesus, is the best-known symbol of Christianity.

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Fornvännen

Fornvännen ("Friend of the Past") is a Swedish academic journal in the fields of archaeology and Medieval art.

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Fot

Fot (Old Norse: Fotr) was a runemaster who flourished in mid-11th century Sweden.

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Franciscans

The Franciscans are a group of related mendicant religious orders within the Catholic Church, founded in 1209 by Saint Francis of Assisi.

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Monastery

A monastery is a building or complex of buildings comprising the domestic quarters and workplaces of monastics, monks or nuns, whether living in communities or alone (hermits).

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Old Norse

Old Norse was a North Germanic language that was spoken by inhabitants of Scandinavia and inhabitants of their overseas settlements from about the 9th to the 13th century.

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Punctuation

Punctuation (formerly sometimes called pointing) is the use of spacing, conventional signs, and certain typographical devices as aids to the understanding and correct reading of handwritten and printed text, whether read silently or aloud.

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Rundata

The Scandinavian Runic-text Data Base (Samnordisk runtextdatabas) is a project involving the creation and maintenance of a database of runic inscriptions.

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Runemaster

A runemaster or runecarver is a specialist in making runestones.

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Runestone

A runestone is typically a raised stone with a runic inscription, but the term can also be applied to inscriptions on boulders and on bedrock.

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Runestone styles

The style or design of runestones varied during the Viking Age.

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Sweden

Sweden (Sverige), officially the Kingdom of Sweden (Swedish), is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe.

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Swedish National Heritage Board

The Swedish National Heritage Board (Riksantikvarieämbetet; RAÄ) is a Swedish government agency responsible for World Heritage Sites and other national heritage monuments and historical environments.

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Triquetra

Triquetra (Latin tri- "three" and quetrus "cornered") originally meant "triangle" and was used to refer to various three-cornered shapes.

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Uppland

Uppland is a historical province or landskap on the eastern coast of Sweden, just north of Stockholm, the capital.

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Uppsala

Uppsala (older spelling Upsala) is the capital of Uppsala County and the fourth largest city of Sweden, after Stockholm, Gothenburg and Malmö.

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Uppsala University

Uppsala University (Uppsala universitet) is a research university in Uppsala, Sweden, and is the oldest university in Sweden and all of the Nordic countries still in operation, founded in 1477.

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Viking art

Viking art, also known commonly as Norse art, is a term widely accepted for the art of Scandinavia and Viking settlements further afield—particularly in the British Isles and Iceland—during the Viking Age of the 8th-11th centuries CE.

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Redirects here:

Uppland Rune Inscription 937, Uppland Rune Inscription 990, Uppland Rune Inscription 991, Uppland Rune Inscription 999, Uppland Runic Inscription 937, Uppland Runic Inscription 990, Uppland Runic Inscription 991, Uppland Runic Inscription 999.

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Funbo_Runestones

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