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title: Stenkvista Runes
author: Berig
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/20982/stenkvista-runes/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)
updated: 2025-09-11
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# Stenkvista Runes

_Authored by Berig_

## Image File

[![Stenkvista Runes](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/20982.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/20982.jpg)

## Image Caption

Stenkvista church [runes](https://www.worldhistory.org/runes/), a runescape carving in granite, photographed by Berig, Södermanland, c. 900-1100

The [sculpture](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Sculpture/) is one of many runestones from the end of the [Viking Age](https://www.worldhistory.org/collection/29/the-viking-age/) in Scandinavia and is a memorial dedicated by sons to their father. It is thought that [Thor](https://www.worldhistory.org/Thor/)'s hammer is seen as either a parallel pagan symbol or a syncretized symbol with the Christian cross.

## Cite This Work

### APA
Berig. (2025, September 11). Stenkvista Runes. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/20982/stenkvista-runes/>
### Chicago
Berig. "Stenkvista Runes." *World History Encyclopedia*, September 11, 2025. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/20982/stenkvista-runes/>.
### MLA
Berig. "Stenkvista Runes." *World History Encyclopedia*, 11 Sep 2025, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/20982/stenkvista-runes/>.

## License & Copyright

[Original image](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:S%C3%B6_111,_Stenkvista.jpg) by [**Berig**](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:S%C3%B6_111,_Stenkvista.jpg). Submitted by [Franco R. Batista Garcia](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/francobatista022/ "User Page: Franco R. Batista Garcia"), published on 11 September 2025. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0deed.en). This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon a work even for commercial reasons, as long as they credit the author and license their new creations under the identical terms. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.