Neil Hopcroft

It was a spooky foggy night at Arlanda, and I had arrived early to pick A. up so thought I’d take a wander around.

Within the ruins of Hovgården is a runestone, Upplands 11:“Rað þu runaR. Rett let rista ToliR bryti i roði kunungi. ToliR ok Gylla letu ris[ta] …, þaun hion æftiR [si]k(?) mærki … Hakon bað rista.”“You read the runes! Right let cut them Tolir, bailiff in Roden, to the king. Tolir and Gylla let carve (these runes), this pair […]

The ruins of Hovgården on Adelsö are quite extensive – this was the royal seat while the city was on the nearby island of Björkö.

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

[Read aloud to Adelle] Beyond Siberia by Christina Dodwell I found this book in large print lurking in a National Trust second hand bookshop, and I have yet to find a way to resist travel books, especially when they involve tundra. As a book published in 1993 this offers a window into a parochial world […]

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.