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I captured a snake on photo at our summer island (Gotland) once, which I think is a Swedish grass snake (snok in Swedish) - or Natrix natrix, family: Colubridae. We have two subspecies: N. n. natrix and N. n. gotlandica - which not even many Swedes know actually.

I think this one is a N. [...]

Another Viking Travel Postcard spotted on a roadtrip to Sigtuna, Sweden. The runic inscription of the stone says: “Sven had the stone erected in memory of… his father and Fröydis in memory of Ulv, her husband. God help his soul”.

The names Sven and Ulv are common in the runic inscriptions but Frödis has only one [...]

Even in the good old days like the viking age, people did travel a lot. In the 11th century this rune stone at St Olofs church ruin in Sigtuna, Sweden, were carved by Torbjörn.

The runic inscription on this stone says: “..this stone in memory of Grimulv, his mate…“. The name of Grimulv has been found [...]