Runestone erected by Nikulaus in memory of his father Sysha. Detail. It probably represents the entrance of the father into the Kingdom of Heaven. One of them carries a cross in his hands and appears to enter a portal that could be the gates of heaven. Swedish History Museum. Stockholm. Sweden.

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