Neil Hopcroft

Outside the town of Ekerö is a small palace.

Beyond Drottningholm is the town of Ekerö, near the bridge onto the island of the same name.

More pictures from Kista in the snow, a little further from my office this time.

Sö 292“+ uihmar + (l)et + ra(i)– + saen + þina + at + iaruta + mah + auk + felha + sin + auk + buþur + ka…a +”“Vígmarr lét rei[sa] stein þenna at Jôrunda/Jôrund, mág ok félaga sinn ok bróður …”“Vígmarr had this stone raised in memory of Jôrundi/Jôrundr, his kinsman-by-marriage and partner […]

Sorunda is a small village not far from Nynäshamn.

Just outside the small harbour town of Nynäshamn, inconveniently located atop a bank by the main road to Stockholm, is an elaborate runestone.(amateur translation)“uikuir kiraistu stain iuk nunai skamunbanth rista stein stanta a auian uik firth ak raist a straintath haf a nuan thumakathuirfirt uauth thu runar”

Nynäshamn is a small town on the end of the Pendletåg from central Stockholm. Meaning literally “New Nose Harbour” it is the landing point for ferries across the Baltic to Poland and Gotland.

Sö 250: ”Gynna reste denna sten efter Saxe, Halvdans son.”“Gynna raised this stone after Saxe, Halvdans son”.

In the nature reserve by Hammersta Slott is the ruin of the old castle.

Outside Hammersta slott are a couple of rune stones, one is a modern memorial stone in the style of the ancient stones.