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title: Rök Runestone
author: Bengt Olof ÅRADSSON
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/673/rok-runestone/
format: machine-readable-alternate
license: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Rök Runestone

_Authored by Bengt Olof ÅRADSSON_

## Image File

[![Rök Runestone](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/673.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/673.jpg)

## Image Caption

An inscription using cipher [runes](https://www.worldhistory.org/runes/), the Elder [Futhark](https://www.worldhistory.org/runes/), and the Younger Futhark, on the 9th-century Rök Runestone in Sweden.

## Cite This Work

### APA
ÅRADSSON, B. O. (2012, May 18). Rök Runestone. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/673/rok-runestone/>
### Chicago
ÅRADSSON, Bengt Olof. "Rök Runestone." *World History Encyclopedia*, May 18, 2012. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/673/rok-runestone/>.
### MLA
ÅRADSSON, Bengt Olof. "Rök Runestone." *World History Encyclopedia*, 18 May 2012, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/673/rok-runestone/>.

## License & Copyright

[Original image](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:R%C3%B6kstenen_1.JPG) by [**Bengt Olof ÅRADSSON**](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:R%C3%B6kstenen_1.JPG). Submitted by [Jan van der Crabben](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/jvdc/ "User Page: Jan van der Crabben"), published on 18 May 2012. 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.