11th century runestone rune stone runic inscription unusually raised in memory of a woman, Uppsala, Uppland, Sweden

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11th century inscription. "Gillog had the bridge made for her daughter Gillog's soul, the wife of Ulf. Öpir cut the runes". It was unusual for rune stones to have been raised in memory of women. The building of bridges for the dead person's soul is frequently mentioned in runic text. Thus to build a bridge must have been a pious deed in the 11th century

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Size: 4480px × 6720px
Location: Uppsala, Uppland, Sweden
Photo credit: © HelloWorld Images / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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