Hagl, the simplest of symbols
Published: Fri, 06/12/15
Hi Do you know what the Hagl rune looks like? I mean the version used in the younger futhork. It is just three lines that intersect at their centres,…
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Pioneer trees
Published: Wed, 06/10/15
Hi Yesterday I described how the glaciers shaped the Scandinavian landscape. Even though the Ice age ended well over 10,000 years ago the effect of…
Big rocks, everywhere
Published: Tue, 06/09/15
Hi Two new pictures this morning. You can see them at http://www.iceandfire.org/sweden15.html just scroll to the bottom and there are pictures of two…
A sad but inspiring tale
Published: Mon, 06/08/15
Hi As you will have gathered we saw a lot of rune stones while we were in Sweden. Apparently there are about 2500 known e amples. Don’t worry, I…
Another sad story
Published: Fri, 06/05/15
Hi Gripsholm Castle is located about 70 km West of Stockholm. Although the castle itself was built in the 16th century in the grounds are runestones…
A sense of Aesgard
Published: Tue, 06/02/15
Hi About 20 km South East from Uppsala there is the remains of a hill fort called Broborg. We paid a visit on our trip to Uppsala and walked around…
Tools, ancient and modern
Published: Mon, 06/01/15
Hi As promised Roland took us on a trip to Stockholm. The capital of Sweden is a beautiful city and driving into town was the only time we saw a…
Safely home from Sweden
Published: Sat, 05/30/15
Hi We are back from Sweden and it is going to take me a while to assimilate all that I learned there. It is also going to take a while to sort out the…
When you are dead your are???
Published: Wed, 05/20/15
Hi Yesterday morning I spent an hour or so in Chard Cemetery. A friend of mine, who is also one of my Stav students, is a monumental mason. This means…
Needing my staff
Published: Mon, 05/18/15
Hi My back failed on my on Friday. It happens about once a year, not usually more often than that. I felt a slight twinge in my lower back before I…