Where old
runestones become like new!
The Runestone Park is an outdoor
exhibition of ancient rune stones depicted in natural
size, painted with bright colors to show what they
looked like a 1000 years ago, at the end of the Viking
Age.
Well made and detailed
The runestones in the park are so well made and
detailed that they can be used for both research
and studies. A visit to the Runestone park is an
experience that makes you look at rune stones
with completely new eyes.
A Nordic art tradition
Runestones have a unique Nordic form where dragons,
snakes and other images together with runes creates a
lasting work of art that carries greetings from the
Viking Age to the present, and in case with newly made
runestones, also to the future.
The
runestone U6 from Birka was broken a long time ago.
Several fragments have been found and are displayed at
the museum in Birka.
In the Runestone park, the fragments have been put
together, given new colors and once again erected. Here
you can now see what the runestone once looked like.
The runestones at Runestone Park
A sign with information in English and Swedish is
available at each runestone. You can visit the park on
your own, at your own pace, visit my workshop where new
runestones are being made or go for a Viking Age themed
quiz walk.
The Runestone park has a voluntary entrance fee.
You only pay what you want.
Suggested voluntary admission is SEK 50.
What else is in the park?
My runestone workshop
In the park I have my runestone workshop where I cut new
runestones by hand, using the traditional tools: a
sledgehammer and a chisel. If I am on site, feel free to
come and have a look and ask questions. If you have
booked me as a guide, a workshop tour is included.
A Quiz Walk
Following the cut paths in the park you will find 13
tricky questions (1 X 2). At the end of the walk you can
correct your answers. You compete against yourself or
your friends. There are no awards, only personal honor
and fame.
A kiosk
Limited supply and uneven opening hours. Coffee, soft
drinks, ice cream and tourist information etc.
Flea market
Recycling at its best.
In the well-stocked flea market, you may find exactly
what you have been looking for for so long ....
You do
not need to report your visit.
Come when it suits you and visit the park on your own in
peace and quiet.
Admission is voluntary, you only pay if you want.
Note!
If you are a larger group, you must pre-book your visit.
A larger group consists of more than 10 people.
If you announce your
visit in advance.
Then you will find out if we are there, if the kiosk and
flea market are open, etc.
If you pre-book a visit with me as a guide.
Then you get a personal guided tour among the park's
runestones and a presentation of my runestone
workshop. You can also pre-book coffee and snacks from
the kiosk.
The Runestone park has been adapted
for bus groups.
Phone: +46 70-776 48 22
e-mail:
kalle@runristare.se
Welcome to the Runestone park!
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