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Runestones in memory of Viking warriors | HearLore
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Runestones in memory of Viking warriors
Viking runestonesSweden holds between 1,700 and 2,500 Viking runestones depending on how one defines the category. Denmark contains only 250 stones while Norway has just 50.
England runestonesIn the 990s, Anglo-Saxon rulers began paying large sums of silver to Scandinavian Vikings who arrived on English shores.