Viking Runestone Tapestries
Description: This runestone was raised by a lady by the name of Holmfrr who had also lost her husband Björn and their son Sighvatr.The runestone style Pr4, sometimes called the Urnes style, best encapsulates the inscription.This runestone design features slender, stylized creatures woven into complex patterns.The animals' heads are often seen in profile, and they have narrow, almond-shaped eyes and upwardly coiled appendages on their noses and necks.
Description: Runestone U 812 is a Viking-Age runestone from Hjälsta, Uppland, Sweden, dated approximately 1020–1050 CE. It is carved in the Ringerike style and stands about 1.30 m tall and 0.88 m wide. The surviving inscription translates approximately: “… his father. He died in England.” The beginning of the inscription is believed to have been carved on a now-lost stone.