Hällestad Runestones
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The Hällestad Runestones are three runestones located in the walls of Hällestad Church in Torna-Hällestad, about 20 kilometers east of Lund in Skåne, southern Sweden. Their Rundata identifiers are DR
Hällestad Church where the runestones are located
DR 295.
DR 296.
DR 297.
Eric the Victorious
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Eric the Victorious was a Swedish monarch as of around 970. Although there were earlier Swedish kings, he is the first Swedish king in a consecutive regnal succession, who is attested in sources indep
Eric praying to Odin before the Battle of Fýrisvellir, as envisioned by Twentieth century artist Jenny Nyström
Another example of King Eric in fantasy art, this published by Gustaf Henrik Mellin in 1850
In 1691 coin expert Elias Brenner published designs allegedly used by King Eric, but a minting of coins by Eric is unknown to modern scientists, and these attributions are considered inaccurate.
Swedish historians have suggested that the smaller tumuli at Old Uppsala probably include King Eric's grave.