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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Runriket Alternative Name: Jarlabankes bro, The Kingdom of RunesCountry: Sweden Landskap: Uppland Type: Standing Stones
Nearest Town: Täby Nearest Village: Täby kyrkby
Latitude: 59.499060N Longitude: 18.063180E
Condition:
| 5 | Perfect |
| 4 | Almost Perfect |
| 3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
| 2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
| 1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
| 0 | No data. |
| -1 | Completely destroyed |
| 5 | Superb |
| 4 | Good |
| 3 | Ordinary |
| 2 | Not Good |
| 1 | Awful |
| 0 | No data. |
| 5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
| 4 | Short walk on a footpath |
| 3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
| 2 | A long walk |
| 1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
| 0 | No data. |
| 5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
| 4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
| 3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
| 2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
| 1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
| 0 | no data |
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Runriket – The Kingdom of Runes
The suburb Täby just north of Stockholm and the adjacent Vallentuna, has the largest collection of rune stones in the world.
Täby kommun (municipality) has managed to restore the one thousand year old Jarlabankes bro (Jarlabanke’s Bridge), to what it is known to have looked like in the 18th century.
Jarlabankes bro is a causeway for public use which now also marks the beginning of "Runriket" ("The Kingdom of Runes"). This is a never closing open-air museum and history trail, vividly depicting the breaking-point between the "heathen" period and Christianity in Scandinavia.
Lit up at night, it also has signs with explanations and translations in English.
http://www.taby.se/templates/TswComplexPage.aspx?id=2608
Don’t miss out the nearby early medieval Täby kyrka (church) in Täby kyrkby (church village).
For more rune stones in "Runriket", check out the post "Täby" submitted by greyweather
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19.2km S 177° Museum of Far Eastern Antiquities* Museum
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30.1km SSW 204° Slagsta Hällristning* Rock Art
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