Böksta Runestone
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The Böksta runestone is a Viking Age memorial runestone that is located near the farm of Böksta in Balingsta, which is about four kilometers southwest of Ramstalund, Uppsala County, Sweden, in the his
U 855, Böksta
Geri and Freki
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In Norse mythology, Geri and Freki are two wolves which are said to accompany the god Odin. They are attested in the Poetic Edda, a collection of epic poetry compiled in the 13th century from earlier
Böksta Runestone
…the more common eight legs, however, a four-legged depiction of this horse was also used on the Tängelgårda stone. The two dogs or wolves would then be Geri and Freki and the birds the ravens Huginn and Muninn. Several other Scandinavian runestones include depictions of horses, including DR 96 in Ålum, N 61 in Alstad…
A decoration on the Sutton Hoo purse-lid, showing a one-eyed figure (hard to see in photo) between two wolves, thought to depict Odin with Geri and Freki.
A modern ambiguous ink painting of Odin with his two ravens Huginn and Muninn, as well as his two wolves Geri and Freki.
A Vendel era bronze plate found on Öland, Sweden depicting a wolf-pelt warrior drawing a sword beside a dancing figure.