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79: 155: 20: 67:. Before the historical significance of rune and image stones was understood or appreciated, they were often used as materials in the construction of roads, bridges, and buildings. The image stones were re-discovered when the church was being restored around 1900. The stones are now preserved in the 174:, consists of twin figure eight serpents with runic text in a band on the edge of the stone, while the second side has a single intertwined serpent with runic text on the edge of the stone. The inscription is classified as probably being in 131:. Other images on this stone, such as the woman on the right with two swords, are not currently understood as they do not conform to any known Norse myth that has survived to the present time. The image-stone's 424: 414: 186:
name of Likraiv, indicates that it was raised as a memorial with different sponsors for the inscriptions on each side of the stone.
329:, Abhandlungen der Akademie der Wissenschaften in Göttingen, Philologisch-historische Klasse, third series, 102 (Göttingen 1976). 183: 68: 310: 368: 327:
Der Bildstein Ardre VIII auf Gotland: Göttermythen, Heldensagen und Jenseitsglaube der Germanen im 8. Jahrhundert n. Chr.
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The largest and most noted of the stones is the Ardre VIII stone, dated to the 8th or 9th century, depicts scenes from
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Sørensen, Preben M. (2002). "Þorr's Fishing Expedition (Hymiskviða)". In Acker, Paul; Larrington, Carolyne (eds.).
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The Ardre image stones were re-used as paving under the wooden floors of the local church in the Ardre parish of
206:§B ÷ raþialbr + ak + kaiʀaiau(t)- + þaiʀ kiarþu + merki + kuþ + ubtir + man + saaran ÷ likraibr + risti + runaʀ 78: 237:§B Ráðþjalfr and Geirnjótr, they made the good landmark in memory of ... man. Líknreifr carved the runes. 382: 373: 139: 234:§A Óttarr and Geirhvatr and Eihvatr, they placed the stone in memory of Líknhvatr, their father. 201:§A ÷ utar + ak + kaiʀuatr + ak + aiuatr + þaʀ + setu + stain + ebtir + likna(t) + faþur ÷ sen + 270: 419: 363: 8: 135: 223:§B Raðþialfʀ ok Gæiʀniut þæiʀ gærðu mærki goð æftiʀ mann snaran. Liknræifʀ risti runaʀ. 100: 306: 276: 154: 300: 175: 96: 343: 52: 44: 218:§A Ottarr ok Gæiʀhvatr ok Æihvatr þæiʀ sattu stæin æftiʀ Liknhvat, faður sinn. 108: 398: 143: 40: 19: 36: 388: 179: 194: 163: 72: 32: 132: 128: 124: 347: 167: 64: 48: 138:
with its mariners somewhat resembles a depiction found on the
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The inscription on one of the two sides of the Ardre III
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The largest of the Ardre image stones is Ardre VIII.
195:Transliteration of the runes into Latin characters 396: 211: 272:The Poetic Edda: Essays on Old Norse Mythology 305:. Woodbridge: Boydell Press. p. 128. 178:Pr3. The runic text, which is signed by a 339: 337: 335: 228: 425:Collection of the Swedish History Museum 344:Project Samnordisk Runtextdatabas Svensk 268: 153: 77: 18: 294: 292: 397: 332: 69:Swedish Museum of National Antiquities 51:, Sweden. The principal edition is by 298: 289: 415:Rune- and picture stones on Gotland 13: 14: 436: 385:– Swedish National Heritage Board 357: 378:Swedish National Heritage Board 383:Photograph of Ardre III side B 374:Photograph of Ardre III side A 319: 261: 248: 189: 82:Ardre VIII detail showing the 58: 1: 241: 172:Gotland Runic Inscription 113 90: 212:Transcription into Old Norse 149: 7: 10: 441: 389:700 – 900 bildsten Gotland 410:9th-century inscriptions 405:8th-century inscriptions 101:Lay of Weyland the smith 31:are a collection of ten 302:Women in the Viking Age 299:Jesch, Judith (1991). 229:Translation in English 159: 87: 24: 256:Gotlands Bildsteine I 166:, which is listed in 157: 81: 22: 158:Side B of Ardre III. 111:, the punishment of 364:Photo of Ardre VIII 140:Överhogdal tapestry 160: 88: 29:Ardre image stones 25: 312:978-0-85115-360-5 258:(Stockholm 1941). 115:for the death of 432: 351: 350:entry for G 113. 341: 330: 325:Ludwig Buisson, 323: 317: 316: 296: 287: 286: 265: 259: 252: 440: 439: 435: 434: 433: 431: 430: 429: 395: 394: 360: 355: 354: 342: 333: 324: 320: 313: 297: 290: 283: 266: 262: 253: 249: 244: 231: 214: 197: 192: 176:runestone style 152: 97:Norse mythology 93: 61: 17: 12: 11: 5: 438: 428: 427: 422: 417: 412: 407: 393: 392: 386: 380: 371: 366: 359: 358:External links 356: 353: 352: 331: 318: 311: 288: 281: 260: 254:S. Lindqvist, 246: 245: 243: 240: 239: 238: 235: 230: 227: 226: 225: 220: 213: 210: 209: 208: 203: 196: 193: 191: 188: 151: 148: 99:, notably the 92: 89: 60: 57: 53:Sune Lindqvist 15: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 437: 426: 423: 421: 418: 416: 413: 411: 408: 406: 403: 402: 400: 390: 387: 384: 381: 379: 375: 372: 370: 367: 365: 362: 361: 349: 345: 340: 338: 336: 328: 322: 314: 308: 304: 303: 295: 293: 284: 282:0-8153-1660-7 278: 274: 273: 264: 257: 251: 247: 236: 233: 232: 224: 221: 219: 216: 215: 207: 204: 202: 199: 198: 187: 185: 181: 177: 173: 169: 165: 156: 147: 145: 142:No. III from 141: 137: 134: 130: 126: 122: 118: 114: 110: 106: 102: 98: 85: 80: 76: 74: 70: 66: 56: 54: 50: 46: 42: 38: 34: 30: 21: 326: 321: 301: 271: 263: 255: 250: 222: 217: 205: 200: 171: 161: 107:fishing for 94: 62: 41:Ardre Church 37:image stones 28: 26: 420:Thor in art 190:Inscription 109:Jörmungandr 86:of Weyland. 59:Description 399:Categories 369:Ardre VIII 242:References 184:normalized 180:runemaster 144:Härjedalen 123:riding to 91:Ardre VIII 391:(Swedish) 182:with the 164:runestone 150:Ardre III 73:Stockholm 16:Runestone 133:longboat 129:Sleipnir 125:Valhalla 348:Rundata 168:Rundata 65:Gotland 49:Gotland 309:  279:  119:, and 136:motif 117:Baldr 84:forge 45:Ardre 43:, in 307:ISBN 277:ISBN 121:Odin 113:Loki 105:Thor 35:and 33:rune 27:The 170:as 127:on 71:in 401:: 376:– 346:– 334:^ 291:^ 103:, 75:. 55:. 47:, 315:. 285:. 267:*

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rune
image stones
Ardre Church
Ardre
Gotland
Sune Lindqvist
Gotland
Swedish Museum of National Antiquities
Stockholm

forge
Norse mythology
Lay of Weyland the smith
Thor
Jörmungandr
Loki
Baldr
Odin
Valhalla
Sleipnir
longboat
motif
Överhogdal tapestry
Härjedalen

runestone
Rundata
runestone style
runemaster

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