Neil Hopcroft

The ferry over to Lilla Stenby crosses while the lake around is frozen.

Further north west on the island of Ekerö is the village of Munsö, with a round church.

Upplands 19: “Frösten reste denna sten efter Hadske sin fader”“Frösten raised this stone after Hadske, his father”

Asknäs is a small village on the island of Ekerö.

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”