University life
ILLUSTRATION: JOHAN GÖRANSSON
A runestone’s fate and adventures
In University Park, Uppsala, there are a number of Viking-era runestones, all originating from Uppland – by far Sweden’s runestone-richest province with close to 1,300 inscriptions – and all with their own story to tell. Perhaps one of them in particular? This is the story of the special Örby Stone’s fate and adventures from the Viking era to the present day. 44
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