Östergötland Runic Inscription 224
Östergötland Runic Inscription 224 or Ög 224 is the Rundata catalog number for a Viking Age memorial runestone that is located in Stratomta, east of Linköping, Östergötland, Sweden. The runestone has an inscription on two sides with an image of a ship on the south side. Description This runic inscription is carved on two sides of a stone that is in height. On one side, which faces south, the inscription consists of text in the Younger Futhark within a band that circles an image of a ship. On the side that faces north, the inscription consists of text within a serpent. At the top on this side is a stylized Christian cross. Because of the depiction on the north side, the inscription is classified as being carved in runestone style Fp, which is the classification for inscriptions where the text bands end in serpent or beast heads depicted as seen from above. Ship images appear on several Viking Age runic inscriptions. Other runic inscriptions from the Viking Age which depict ...
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