The Viking Age (Younger Futhark) runestone at Snoldelev, Ramsø, Denmark, dated to ca. 800, is decorated with three interlocking drinking horns (compare triskelion) and a swastika. The triple horn motif has been compared to the "heart of Hrungnir" (Valknut) symbol. The Viking Age is the name of the period between 793 and 1066 AD in Scandinavia and Britain, following the Germanic Iron Age (and the Vendel Age in Sweden). ... Technical note: Due to technical limitations, some web browsers may not display some special characters in this article. ... A rune stone Rune stones are somewhat flat standing stones with runic stone carvings from the Iron Age (Viking Age) and early middle ages found in most parts of Scandinavia. ... Ramsø is a municipality in east Denmark, in the county of Roskilde on the peninsula of Zealand. ... Centuries: 8th century - 9th century - 10th century Decades: 750s 760s 770s 780s 790s - 800s - 810s 820s 830s 840s 850s Years: 800 801 802 803 804 805 806 807 808 809 Significant Events and Trends Swedish town of Birka founded as a centre of trade on the island of Björk... A Drinking Horn was a drinking vessel formerly common in some parts of the world. ... The armoured triskelion on the flag of the Isle of Man Triskelion (or triskele, from Greek Ï„Ïισκελης three-legged) is a symbol consisting of three bent human legs, or, more generally, three interlocked spirals, or any similar symbol with three protrusions exhibiting a symmetry of the cyclic group C3. ... A right-facing Swastika in decorative Hindu form For the town in Ontario, see Swastika, Ontario. ... Odin with Sleipnir, Valknuts are drawn beneath the horse (Tängelgarda stone) The valknut (Old Norse valr, slain warriors + knut, knot) is a symbol consisting of three interlocked triangles. ...
The inscription reads:
kunualstain sunaR / ruhalts þular asalhauku[m]
"the stone of Gunvaldr, the son of Runaldr, thul on the Sal-howes"
Thul signifies some office or rank, perhaps a priest or a skald, compare Old Norseþula "litany". Old Norse or Danish tongue is the Germanic language once spoken by the inhabitants of the Nordic countries (for instance during the Viking Age). ...
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