Hedeby stones
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The Hedeby stones are runestones from the 10th century, found at the town of Hedeby in Northern Germany, a former part of Denmark.
[edit] Stone of Eric
The Stone of Eric (Hedeby 1 or DR 1) was found in 1796 at Danevirke and moved to a park in Schleswig. Like the Skarthi Stone, it is believed to have been raised c. 995, during an attack from the Swedish king Eric the Victorious who took advantage of the fact that Sweyn Forkbeard was campaigning in England.
[edit] Skarthi Stone
The Skarthi Stone (Hedeby 3 or DR 3) was found in 1857 at Danevirke. It was raised c. 982.
[edit] Sigtrygg Runestones
The big Sigtrygg Stone (Hedeby 2 or DR 2) was found in 1797 in Hedeby, the small Sigtrygg Stone (Hedeby 4 or DR 4) was found in 1887. The Sigtrygg Stones was raised c. 938.
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