List of runestones

[1] The runestones are unevenly distributed in Scandinavia: The majority are found in Sweden, estimated at between 1,700[2] and 2,500 (depending on definition).

[4] There are scattered examples elsewhere (the Berezan' Runestone in Eastern Europe,[5] and runic graffiti on the Piraeus Lion from Greece but today in Venice, Italy).

[6] The vast majority of runestones date to the Viking Age and the period immediately following the Christianisation of Scandinavia (9th to 12th centuries).

There is only a handful Elder Futhark (pre-Viking-Age) runestones (about eight, counting the transitional specimens created just around the beginning of the Viking Age).

Especially since the late 20th century, runestones in the style of the Viking Age were also made without pretense of authenticity, either as independent works of art or as replicas as museum exhibits or tourist attractions.