The Viking Mask Stone.
A runestone set up in memory of a warrior who died in battle, c. AD 970-1020.
Runic inscription: ‘Gunnulfr and Eygautr/Auðgautr and Áslakr and Hrólfr raised this stone in memory of Fúl, their partner, who died when kings fought’.
From Aarhus, Denmark
📷 by me
#Archaeology
A runestone set up in memory of a warrior who died in battle, c. AD 970-1020.
Runic inscription: ‘Gunnulfr and Eygautr/Auðgautr and Áslakr and Hrólfr raised this stone in memory of Fúl, their partner, who died when kings fought’.
From Aarhus, Denmark
📷 by me
#Archaeology
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More about runestones: https://en.natmus.dk/historical-knowledge/denmark/prehistoric-period-until-1050-ad/the-viking-age/power-and-aristocracy/rune-stones/
2. how is that paint surviving?
3. looks like several guys had some real beard gnarls.