Västergötland Runestone Replica – Carved Historical Monument

Description

Ornamental Upright Replica of a Viking Age Runestone from Västergötland (West Gotland), Sweden.

Sweden has the largest number of surviving runestones than any other Scandinavian country, with around 2500 runestones discovered to present day. We have a selection of some of the most famous runestones from Sweden, scaled down so they can be displayed comfortably in your home as beautiful ornamental pieces. Each runestone is free standing and handmade in Sweden from a gypsum based material called marmorit and have the feel of real stone.

– The inscription reads: ‘Guve erected this stone after Olav, his son, excellent lad.He was killed in Estland. Håvard cut the stone’.
– Height 10cm (4 inch), width 7cm (4.3 inch), depth 3cm (1.2 inch).
– Weight 240g (8.5oz).

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