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Adelsö during the Viking Age
During the Viking Age, just over 1,000 years
ago, the water was at least 5 meters higher on land. Adelsö
was then a divided island and Hovgården and the old
Hovgårdsberg were located on the southern tip of the island.
We do not know what today's Lindby was
called.
ADELSÖ
has 5
known runestones
- U 1 - Hovgården,
Adelsö church in the sacristy
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U 2 - Hovgården,
Adelsö church (lost by fire)
- U 3 - Hovgården,
Alsnöhus ruin
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U 10 - Stora Dalby
(now in the sacristy, Adelsö church).
- U 11 - Hovgården,
The original site of the Vikings' harbor bay.
ALL
RUNESTONES
in Ekerö
municipality
ADELSÖ >
has 5
known runestones
BIRKA >
has fragments from 9 known
runestones
MUNSÖ >
has 3 or
4 known runestones
EKERÖ >
has 11 known runestones
FÄRINGSÖ
>
has 27 known runestones
LOVÖ >
has 8 known runestones
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