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Bridges and runestones: A Viking lord’s mark on medieval Swedish landscape
Synonymous with his bridge and the nearby runestones that he commissioned, Jarlabanke Ingefatsson was an 11th-century rural chieftain from the area around Täby, north of Stockholm.2 years ago — Partner content -
Jarlabanke Ingefatsson: A Viking lord whose story is preserved in stone
Standing proud in a small town northwest of Stockholm, Sweden, are the testaments of a Viking-era ruler's power, prestige, and political pull. The runestones erected for Jarlabanke Ingefatsson show how remnants of the Viking Age are still very much with us in the modern world of today.2 years ago — History