The runestone of Tullstorp stands in the churchyard in the village of the same name (belonging to Trelleborgs kommun), about 20 km east of Trelleborg in southern Scania in Sweden. It dates from around 960 to 980AD/CE, when the Viking king Harald Bluetooth tried to Christianize the Danes. During this period, it was common to place runestones near a church. Most of them were later built into the churches, like this one, built in the middle of the 12th century. In 1846 the medieval church was demolished and the stone in the eastern wall was found. A transliteration of the runes follows:
Published on March 30, 2023 06:36
